Kenneth Romanes

Kenneth Romanes
Kenneth Romanes
Born	13 March 1866; Sydenham, Kent, England
Died	3 May 1951 (aged 85); Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
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, 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

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

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

^ 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.

[1] Arolsen Archives, Digital Archive; Bad Arolsen, Germany; Lists of Persecutees 2.1.1.1.

[:0-2] 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.

[3] "Humanist Heritage: The Humanitarian League (1891-1919)". Humanist Heritage. Retrieved 2024-10-20.

[4] 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.

[5] Landesarchiv Berlin; Berlin, Deutschland; Personenstandsregister Heiratsregister.

[6] "Search: "Kenneth Romanes"". WorldCat. Retrieved 2024-10-20.

[:1-7] Hessisches Hauptstaatsarchiv; Wiesbaden, Deutschland; Personenstandsregister Sterberegister; Laufende Nummer: 901.

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