Vegetarian History
A chronological account - links to large collections of articles.
Note - these are not just lists of 'famous vegetarians' - they are people with a view on the subject, the articles explain whether they put those veiws into practice.
The diet of early humans
- the views of naturalists, archaeologists and others
Ancient Greece and Rome (800 BCE - 325CE)
- Hesiod, Pythagoras, Socrates, Plato, Diogenes, Epicurus, Ovid, Seneca, Plutarch, Plotinus, Porphyry, Iamblichus
Newton, Cheyne. Swedenborg, Wesley, Rousseau, Bentham and more
North America: 18th Century
Franklin, Payne, Jefferson, Johnny Appleseed and more
England: Early 19th Century
- Percy Bysshe Shelley, Bible Christian Church, many more
Europe: Late 19th Century
- Leo Tolstoy, Anna Kingsford, Annie Besant, the formation of the Vegetarian Society UK, and more
USA: 19th Century
- Sylvester Graham, Henry David Thoreau
Asia and Pacific up to 1900
- Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka
Europe: Early 20th Century
- George Bernard Shaw, Albert Schweitzer, Hitler and much more
North America: early 20th Century
- Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Benjamin Spock and more
Europe: late 20th Century
- Yehudi Mehuin, Linda McCartney, Poland, Oxford Vegetarians many more
North America: late 20th Century
- Toronto Vegetarian Association and more
Africa: 20th Century
Asia-Pacific: 20th Century
Latin America: 20th Century
India/South Asia: 20th Century
SW Asia (Middle East): 20th Century
Quotations and Poetry, mostly by Historical Characters
Compiled by John Davis
Note - these are not just lists of 'famous vegetarians' - they are people with a view on the subject, the articles explain whether they put those veiws into practice.
The diet of early humans
- the views of naturalists, archaeologists and others
Ancient Greece and Rome (800 BCE - 325CE)
- Hesiod, Pythagoras, Socrates, Plato, Diogenes, Epicurus, Ovid, Seneca, Plutarch, Plotinus, Porphyry, Iamblichus
Ancient India and The East (800 BCE - 232BCE)
- Hinduism, Jainism, Zoroaster, Buddhism and more
Jesus and the early Christians
- The Essenes, Clement of Alexandria and more
Europe: The Middle Ages to the 17th Century
- Monasteries, St.Francis of Assisi, Leonardo Da Vinci and many more
Newton, Cheyne. Swedenborg, Wesley, Rousseau, Bentham and more
North America: 18th Century
Franklin, Payne, Jefferson, Johnny Appleseed and more
England: Early 19th Century
- Percy Bysshe Shelley, Bible Christian Church, many more
Europe: Late 19th Century
- Leo Tolstoy, Anna Kingsford, Annie Besant, the formation of the Vegetarian Society UK, and more
USA: 19th Century
- Sylvester Graham, Henry David Thoreau
Asia and Pacific up to 1900
- Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka
Europe: Early 20th Century
- George Bernard Shaw, Albert Schweitzer, Hitler and much more
North America: early 20th Century
- Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Benjamin Spock and more
Europe: late 20th Century
- Yehudi Mehuin, Linda McCartney, Poland, Oxford Vegetarians many more
North America: late 20th Century
- Toronto Vegetarian Association and more
Africa: 20th Century
Asia-Pacific: 20th Century
Latin America: 20th Century
India/South Asia: 20th Century
SW Asia (Middle East): 20th Century
Quotations and Poetry, mostly by Historical Characters
Compiled by John Davis
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