The French Vegetarian Society (also known as Vegetarian Society of France) was a
vegetarian
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organization, formed in 1882 by G. Goyart. The aim of the Society was to "propagate vegetarianism and assert the benefits of any order it presents."
History
In 1880,
Abel Hureau de Villeneuve founded the (Vegetarian Society of Paris), in
Paris
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.
[Crossley, Ceri. (2005). ''Consumable Metaphors: Attitudes towards Animals and Vegetarianism in Nineteenth-Century France''. Peter Lang. pp. 241-243. ] The Society had its own journal, . The original Society merged into the (Vegetarian Society of France) in 1882, which was organized by Goyart.
[Fenton, Alexander. (2000). ''Order and Disorder: The Health Implications of Eating and Drinking in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries''. Tuckwell Press. pp. 209-226. ] In 1899, President Jules Grand reconstituted the Society with thirty initial members.
Membership consisted of doctors, industrial workers, lawyers and soldiers. Their members were dedicated vegetarians but they also allowed associate members to join.
In 1906, the Society had 800 members and collaborated with the Belgian Vegetarian Society on their journal, '.
[Thoms, Ulrike. (2017). ''Of Carnivores and Conquerors''. In Elizabeth Neswald, David F. Smith, Ulrike Thoms. ''Setting Nutritional Standards: Theory, Policies, Practices: French Nutritional Debates in the Age of Empire, 1890-1914''. ]University of Rochester Press
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. p. 85. Ernest Nyssens, from
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, was editor of the journal.
Historian Ulrike Thoms has noted that "its membership actively sought to influence the population through the dissemination of magazines, tracts, pamphlets, and public lectures, so the society was more publicly present than the small official membership lists suggest."
' essay (On Vegetarianism) was published in ', 1901.
During the early 20th century, physicians such as Fougerat de David de Lastours, Eugène Tardif,
André Durville,
Gaston Durville
Gaston Durville (1887-1971) was a French physician who, with his brother, André Durville, was one of the initiators of naturism in France during the interwar period.
Biography
In 1911 he graduated from Montpellier University as a physician, h ...
, and Albert Monteuuis were members of the Society.
[Lummel, Peter. (2016). ''Food and the City in Europe since 1800''. Routledge. p. 222. ] In 1909, the Society reported having 1,175 members.
The Society published ' every month until it ceased in 1914.
The Society published the ' (Bulletin of the Vegetarian Society of France) from 1916 to 1920.
After the decline of the Society, new food reform groups emerged.
Paul Carton
Paul Joseph Edmond Carton (12 March 1875 – 20 October 1947) was a French physician, naturopath and practitioner of vegetarianism
Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, insect ...
who had been a member of the Society since 1909 formed the (French Naturist Society) in 1921.
Selected publications
The Society published the following books:
*
Ernest Nyssens, ' (1900)
*Jules Grand, ' (1901)
*Louis Pascault, ' (1902)
*Carlotto Schulz, ' (1903)
*Jules Lefèvre
''Examen scientifique du végétarisme''(1904)
[Translated by Fred Rothwell a]
''A Scientific Investigation into Vegetarianism''
London: John Bale, Sons & Danielsson, 1922.
*Henri Colliere
''Végétarisme et longévité''(1905)
See also
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List of vegetarian organizations
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Vegetarian Society
The Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom is a British registered charity which was established on 30 September 1847 to promote vegetarianism.
History
In the 19th century a number of groups in Britain actively promoted and followed meat ...
References
External links
History of the French Vegetarian Societies- International Vegetarian Union
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Organizations based in Paris
Organizations established in 1882
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