Kenneth Romanes

Kenneth Romanes
Born(1866-03-13)13 March 1866
Sydenham, Kent, England
Died3 May 1951(1951-05-03) (aged 85)
Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Occupations
  • Translator
  • writer
  • activist
Known forCo-founding the Humanitarian League
Spouse
Auguste Marie Flath
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(m. 1895)​
RelativesGeorge Romanes (cousin)

Kenneth Romanes (13 March 1866 – 3 May 1951) was an English translator, writer, and vegetarianism activist. He was a founding member of the Humanitarian League, a British advocacy group founded in 1891.

Biography

Early life and family

Romanes was born on 13 March 1866 in Sydenham, Kent. His parents were John and Hannah Romanes. He was a cousin of the scientist George Romanes.

Career

In 1886, Romanes joined the Vegetarian Society while working as a patent agent's assistant. In 1891, he was among the founding members of the Humanitarian League, with Henry S. Salt, Howard Williams, Alice Drakoules, and Edward Maitland. His occupation was listed as translator.

Romanes later moved to Germany. He wrote articles for The Vegetarian Messenger on the German vegetarian movement, and also contributed to the German vegetarian journals Vegetarischer Vorwärts ("Vegetarian Forward") and Vegetarische Warte ("Vegetarian Review").

Romanes translated works from German into English, including one book by Heinrich Pudor and two by Louis Kuhne. He was also described in the press as an advocate of naturism.

Personal life and death

On 13 March 1895, Romanes married Auguste Marie Flath in Berlin. He died in Darmstadt, Hessen, on 3 May 1951.

Translations

References

  1. 1 2 "Kenneth Romanes". Hesse, Germany, Deaths, 1851-1958. Retrieved 4 May 2026 – via Ancestry.com.
  2. 1 2 "Kenneth Romanes". Berlin, Germany, Marriages, 1874-1944. Retrieved 4 May 2026 – via Ancestry.com.
  3. 1 2 Gregory, James Richard Thomas Elliott (May 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) (PhD thesis). Vol. 2. University of Southampton. p. 99. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "The Humanitarian League (1891-1919)". Humanist Heritage. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  5. ↑ Gregory, James (29 June 2007). Of Victorians and Vegetarians: The Vegetarian Movement in Nineteenth-century Britain. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-85771-526-5.
  6. ↑ "Search: "Kenneth Romanes"". WorldCat. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Naked and Unashamed". The Evening News. 27 July 1896. p. 4. Retrieved 29 January 2025 – via Newspapers.com.