Kenneth Romanes
Kenneth Romanes | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 March 1866 Sydenham, Kent, England |
| Died | 3 May 1951 (aged 85) |
| Occupation(s) | Translator, writer, activist |
| Known for | Co-founding the Humanitarian League |
| Spouse |
Auguste Marie Flath (m. 1895) |
| Relatives | George Romanes (cousin) |
Kenneth Romanes (13 March 1866 – 3 May 1951) was an English translator and writer, and vegetarianism activist. He was known as one of the co-founders of the Humanitarian League, a British radical advocacy group.
Life and career
[edit]Romanes was born on 13 March 1866 in Sydenham, Kent.[1] He was the cousin of the scientist George Romanes.[2]
In 1886, Romanes joined the Vegetarian Society while working as a patent agents assistant. In 1891, he was one of the founding members of the Humanitarian League, along with Henry S. Salt, Howard Williams, Alice Drakoules, and Edward Maitland; Romanes' occupation was listed as translator.[3]
Romanes later moved to Germany, where he wrote articles for The Vegetarian Messenger about the German vegetarian movement. He also wrote for the German vegetarian journals Vegetar. Vorwaerts[2] and Vegetarische Warte.[4] In 1895, Romanes married Auguste Marie Flath in Berlin.[5] Romanes translated books from German into English: one by Heinrich Pudor and two by Louis Kuhne.[6]
Romanes died in Darmstadt, Hessen, on 3 May 1951.[7]
Translations
[edit]- Naked People: A Triumph-Shout of the Future (1894) by Heinrich Pudor
- The New Science of Healing (1901) by Louis Kuhne
- Hand-Book of the Science of Facial Expression or the New System of Diagnosis (1902) by Louis Kuhne
References
[edit]- ^ Arolsen Archives, Digital Archive; Bad Arolsen, Germany; Lists of Persecutees 2.1.1.1.
- ^ a b Gregory, James Richard Thomas Elliott (2002). "Biographical Index of British Vegetarians and Food reformers of the Victorian Era". The Vegetarian Movement in Britain c.1840–1901: A Study of Its Development, Personnel and Wider Connections (PDF). Vol. 2. University of Southampton. p. 99. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ "Humanist Heritage: The Humanitarian League (1891-1919)". Humanist Heritage. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ^ Gregory, James (2007-06-29). Of Victorians and Vegetarians: The Vegetarian Movement in Nineteenth-century Britain. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-85771-526-5.
- ^ Landesarchiv Berlin; Berlin, Deutschland; Personenstandsregister Heiratsregister.
- ^ "Search: "Kenneth Romanes"". WorldCat. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ^ Hessisches Hauptstaatsarchiv; Wiesbaden, Deutschland; Personenstandsregister Sterberegister; Laufende Nummer: 901.
- 1866 births
- 1951 deaths
- 19th-century English male writers
- 19th-century English translators
- 20th-century English male writers
- 20th-century English translators
- Activists from Kent
- English emigrants to Germany
- English male non-fiction writers
- English vegetarianism activists
- German–English translators
- People associated with the Vegetarian Society
- People from Sydenham, London
- Vegetarianism writers
- Writers from Kent