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Kenneth Romanes
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 careerRomanes 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
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