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Kenneth Romanes
English translator, writer, and activist (1886–1951) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kenneth Romanes (13 March 1866 – 3 May 1951) was an English translator, writer, and vegetarianism activist. He was known as one of the co-founders of the Humanitarian League, a British radical advocacy group.
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Biography
Early life and family
Romanes was born on 13 March 1866 in Sydenham, Kent.[1] He was the cousin of the scientist George Romanes.[2]
Career and activism
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 Vegetarischer Vorwärts[2] and Vegetarische Warte.[4] Additionally, Romanes translated books from German into English: one by Heinrich Pudor and two by Louis Kuhne.[5] He was also an advocate for naturism.[6]
Personal life and death
In 1895, Romanes married Auguste Marie Flath in Berlin.[7] He died in Darmstadt, Hessen, on 3 May 1951.[8]
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Translations
- 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
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