Kenneth Romanes | |
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| Born | (1866-03-13)13 March 1866 Sydenham, Kent, England |
| Died | 3 May 1951(1951-05-03) (aged 85) |
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| Known for | Co-founding theHumanitarian League |
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| Relatives | George Romanes (cousin) |
Kenneth Romanes (13 March 1866 – 3 May 1951) was an English translator, writer, andvegetarianism activist. He was known as one of the co-founders of theHumanitarian League, a British radical advocacy group.
Romanes was born on 13 March 1866 inSydenham, Kent.[1] He was the cousin of the scientistGeorge Romanes.[2]
In 1886, Romanes joined theVegetarian Society while working as a patent agents assistant. In 1891, he was one of the founding members of theHumanitarian League, along withHenry S. Salt,Howard Williams,Alice Drakoules, andEdward Maitland; Romanes' occupation was listed as translator.[3]
Romanes later moved to Germany, where he wrote articles forTheVegetarian Messenger about the German vegetarian movement. He also wrote for the German vegetarian journalsVegetarischer Vorwärts[2] andVegetarische Warte.[4] Additionally, Romanes translated books from German into English: one byHeinrich Pudor and two byLouis Kuhne.[5] He was also an advocate fornaturism.[6]
In 1895, Romanes married Auguste Marie Flath inBerlin.[7] He died inDarmstadt, Hessen, on 3 May 1951.[8]