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| Born | (1868-06-06)6 June 1868 Marchienne-au-Pont, Belgium |
| Died | 26 February 1926(1926-02-26) (aged 57) Ermont, France |
| Occupation(s) | Anarchist andveganism activist |
Georges Butaud (6 June 1868 – 26 February 1926) was a Belgian-born Frenchindividualist anarchist andveganism activist. He advocatednaturist anarchism and founded early vegan restaurants in Paris and Nice.
Butaud was born on 6 June 1868 inMarchienne-au-Pont, Belgium, to French parents.[1] He founded a vegan colony withSophie Zaïkowska in Bascon, nearChâteau-Thierry.[2] Butaud and Zaïkowska eliminated alldairy products andsugar from their diet and consumed only plant products.[3] He foundedLe Végétalien, a vegan journal.[2] The wordvégétalien was later termed vegan in English.[4]
Butaud with help fromÉmile Armand founded theLa Vie Anarchiste journal.[5] In the 1920s, he contributed to the journalLe Néo-Naturien, which advocated areturn to nature philosophy.[6]
Butaud wrote an article in 1922 defending Le végétalisme (veganism). In 1923, Butaud established a vegan restaurantFoyer Végétalien at Rue Mathis,Paris.[4][7] He also established another restaurant atNice, in 1924. One could sleep there and conferences were also hosted.[7]
Butaud firmlyopposed hunting and linked humancruelty to animals to thecapitalist economic system that exploited the consumers of animal products.[8] He advocated a fruit and vegetable diet and believed that humans were meant to be herbivores that share their food sources; thus vegans were bound to be goodcommunists.[8]
Butaud died on 26 February 1926 inErmont, France.[1]
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