Allinson, Thomas Richard (1858–1918), dietitian and businessman, was born at 43 Rumford Street, Hulme, Lancashire, on 29 March 1858, the son of Thomas Allinson, a bookkeeper, and his wife, Ellen (formerly Sims). He left school at fifteen and, aiming to be a doctor, he subsidized his studies by becoming a chemist's assistant. In 1879 he graduated LRCP (...
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Allinson, Thomas Richard (1858–1918), dietitian and businessman
T. A. B. Corley
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Allinson, Thomas Richard (1858–1918)
Maker: Ray
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Thomas Richard Allinson (1858–1918) by Ray, pubd 1911 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Balfour, Lady Evelyn Barbara (1898–1990)
Maker: Elliott & Fry
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Lady Evelyn Barbara Balfour (1898–1990) by Elliott & Fry, 1943 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Balfour, Lady Evelyn Barbara [Eve] (1898–1990), promoter of organic farming and a founder of the Soil Association
John Martin
Balfour, Lady Evelyn Barbara [Eve] (1898–1990), promoter of organic farming and a founder of the Soil Association, was born on 16 July 1898 in Dublin, the fourth child of Gerald William Balfour, second earl of Balfour (1853–1945), and Lady Elizabeth Edith Balfour (1867–1942)...
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Banting, William (1796/7–1878), writer on diet
Robert Harrison
revised by Virginia Smith
Banting, William (1796/7–1878), writer on diet, was a funeral director in St James's Street, London. He may have been the William Banting, son of Thomas Banting and his wife, Ann, who was baptized at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster, in December 1796. On 20 January 1818 he married at ...
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Buckley, Wilfred (1873–1933), promoter of clean milk and collector of antique glass
Philip Sheail
Buckley, Wilfred (1873–1933), promoter of clean milk and collector of antique glass, was born at 27 Wheeleys Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, on 13 June 1873, the second son and second of the four children of Henry Buckley (1838–1903), general merchant, and his wife, Caroline Therese (1847–1891)...
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Cooke [Cook], Robert [called Linen Cooke] (d. c. 1726), vegetarian and author
Julian C. Walton
Cooke [Cook], Robert [called Linen Cooke] (d. c. 1726), vegetarian and author, the elder son of Robert Cooke, came of a family that settled in co. Cork in the early seventeenth century and prospered in the linen and other trades, particularly in ...
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Corkling, Mary Ann Yates [pseud. May Yates] (1850–1938), food reformer
James Gregory
Corkling, Mary Ann Yates [pseud. May Yates] (1850–1938), food reformer, was born on 18 May 1850 in Withington, Manchester, the eldest of three daughters and one son of Robert Yates Corkling (1827–1914) and his wife, Mary Ann, née Booth (1830–1904)...
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Cowherd, William (1763–1816), a founder of the Bible Christians (Cowherdites) and vegetarian
Alexander Gordon
revised by Ian Sellers
Cowherd, William (1763–1816), a founder of the Bible Christians (Cowherdites) and vegetarian, was born in Carnforth, Lancashire. Little is known of his early life, although his parents were probably James and Elizabeth Cowherd, or Coward. He described himself as a 'classical teacher in ...
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Crofton, Sir John Wenman (1912–2009), physician and public health campaigner
David Simpson
Crofton, Sir John Wenman (1912–2009), physician and public health campaigner, was born on 27 March 1912 at 55 Merrion Square, Dublin, the son of William Mervyn Crofton, medical practitioner, and his wife, Mary Josephine, née Abbott. A happy childhood included education at schools in ...
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Freund [née Rüdiger], Amelia Louisa [pseud. Amelia Lewis] (b. 1824/5, d. in or after 1881), campaigner for women's rights and food reformer
James Gregory
Freund [née Rüdiger], Amelia Louisa [pseud. Amelia Lewis] (1825–1888), campaigner for women's rights and food reformer, was born in Prussia, probably in 1825, the daughter of Benjamin Rüdiger. On 18 March 1846, in London, she married Dr Jonas Charles Herman Freund (1808–1879)...
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Godber, Sir George Edward (1908–2009), physician
Stephen Lock
Godber, Sir George Edward (1908–2009), physician, was born on 4 August 1908 at 18 Bedford Road, Kempston, Bedfordshire, the eldest son in the family of seven children of Isaac Godber (1874–1957), market gardener, and his wife, Bessie Maud, née Chapman (1883/4–1957), florist. A younger brother, ...
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Godber, Sir George Edward (1908–2009)
Maker: Nick Sinclair
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Sir George Edward Godber (1908–2009) by Nick Sinclair, 1994 © Nick Sinclair, commissioned by the BMJ
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Green, Stanley Owen (1915–1993)
Maker: unknown photographer
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Stanley Owen Green (1915–1993) by unknown photographer © Museum of London
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Green, Stanley Owen [known as Protein Man] (1915–1993), dietary reformer and author
Philip Carter
Green, Stanley Owen [known as Protein Man] (1915–1993), dietary reformer and author, was born on 22 February 1915 at Harringay, north London, the youngest of the four sons of Richard Green (d. 1966), a bottle-stopper maker's clerk, and his wife, May (...
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Horsell, William (1807–1863), promoter of vegetarianism
James Gregory
Horsell, William (1807–1863), promoter of vegetarianism, was born in Brinkworth, Wiltshire, on 31 March 1807, the son of a publican. He was probably the William Horsel baptized at Brinkworth on 12 April 1807, whose parents were named William and Elizabeth. Though raised to be an '...
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Horsell, William (1807–1863)
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William Horsell (1807–1863) by unknown engraver The Vegetarian Society
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Lambe, William (1765–1847), physician and vegetarian
Patrick Wallis
Lambe, William (1765–1847), physician and vegetarian, one of the four children of Lacon Lambe, an attorney, and his second wife, Elizabeth, daughter of John Berington and sister of the Catholic divine Joseph Berington (1746–1827), was born in St Peter's parish, Hereford, on 26 February 1765. He was educated at ...
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McCartney [née Eastman; other married name See], Linda Louise, Lady McCartney (1941–1998), photographer and promoter of vegetarianism
Anne Pimlott Baker
McCartney [née Eastman; other married name See], Linda Louise, Lady McCartney (1941–1998), photographer and promoter of vegetarianism, was born on 24 September 1941 in Scarsdale, New York, USA, the second child and eldest daughter in the family of one son and three daughters of ...
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Miles, Eustace Hamilton (1868–1948), sportsman, writer, and food reformer
Brigid Allen
Miles, Eustace Hamilton (1868–1948), sportsman, writer, and food reformer, was born on 22 September 1868 at West End House, West End, Hampstead, the younger son of William Henry Miles, bookseller and later publisher, of Simpkin, Marshall & Co., and his wife, Mary M'Connell...
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