Lewis Gompertz
English writer, inventor and animal rights activist (c. 1784–1861 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lewis Gompertz (c. 1784[note 1] – 2 December 1861) was an English writer and inventor, and early animal rights and veganism advocate. He was a founding member of the English Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; later the RSPCA, and the Animals' Friend Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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Lewis Gompertz | |
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Born | c. 1784 Hampstead, London, England |
Died | 2 December 1861 (1861-12-03) (aged 77) Kennington, London, England |
Occupation(s) | Animal rights and veganism activist, inventor, writer |
Notable work | Moral Inquiries on the Situation of Man and of Brutes |
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Ann Hollaman
(m. 1809; died 1847) |
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