English clergyman and writer (1769–1851)
Henry Crowe
1829 portrait by Edvardo Kilvert
Born 14 March 1769 Died 18 December 1851 (1851-12-19 ) (aged 82) Education Occupation(s) Clergyman, writer
Henry Crowe (14 March 1769 – 18 December 1851)[ 1] was an EnglishAnglican clergyman and earlyanimal rights writer.
Henry Crowe was born atStoke Ferry , Norfolk,[ 2] the son of the Rev. Henry Crowe, Rector ofBurnham Deepdale .[ 3] After schooling inNorwich , hematriculated atGonville and Caius College, Cambridge in 1786, graduatingB.A. in 1790.[ 3] He was a Fellow ofClare College (1793–1800) and obtained hisM.A. in 1794.[ 2]
Crowe was ordaineddeacon on 5 December 1791 andpriest on 26 May 1793. He was vicar ofBuckingham (1810–1851).[ 2] He died atHatton Garden in 1851, age 82.[ 2]
Crowe was the author of the bookZoophilos , published in 1819. It was an early work supportive ofanimal welfare and criticised the mistreatment of animals such asbullbaiting ,cockfighting , andbearbaiting .[ 4] He also criticised methods ofanimal slaughter and types of animal experimentation and testing.[ 5] Croweopposed vivisection and his book contains the chapter, "On Cruelty in Philosophical Researches" which compares vivisectional cruelties to theinquisition .[ 6] [ 7] He was an opponent offield sports , especiallyhunting .[ 8]
There were positive reviews of Crowe's book published inThe Gentleman's Magazine (1819) andThe Monthly Review (1820).[ 9] [ 10]
Selected publications [ edit ] ^ "Rev Henry Crowe MA: Vicar of Buckingham" .JJ Heath-Caldwell . Retrieved2020-02-10 .^a b c d Venn, John. (1898).Biographical History of Gonville and Caius College: 1349-1897 .Cambridge University Press . p. 111 ^a b "Crowe, Henry (CRW785H)" .A Cambridge Alumni Database . University of Cambridge.^ Sherry, Clifford J. (1994).Animal Rights: A Reference Handbook .ABC-CLIO . p. 115 ^ Magel, Charles R. (1989).Keyguide to Information Sources in Animal Rights . Mansell Publishing. p. 77 ^ French, Richard D. (1975).Antivivisection and Medical Science in Victorian Society .Princeton University Press . p. 24.ISBN 978-0-691-65520-8 ^ Atalić, Bruno (2012)."Historical development and ethical considerations of vivisectionist and antivivisectionist movement" .Jahr: Annual of the Department of Social Sciences and Medical Humanities .3 (6):399– 414. ^ May, Allyson N. (2013).The Fox-Hunting Controversy, 1781-2004: Class and Cruelty .Routledge . p. 55, p. 82.ISBN 978-1-4094-4220-2 ^ "Zoophilos, Or, Considerations on the Moral Treatment of Inferior Animals" .The Gentleman's Magazine .89 (2):249– 250. 1819.^ "Zoophilos, Or, Considerations on the Moral Treatment of Inferior Animals" .The Monthly Review .93 : 223. 1820.^ "Animadversions on Cruelty to the Brute Creation" .The Gentleman's Magazine .95 (2):58– 59. 1825.
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