1843 -
United Kingdom
1850 - United States of
America
1867 - Germany
1878 - Austria
1879 - France
1880 - Switzerland
1882 - New Zealand
1884 - Hungary
1886 - Australia
1889 - India
1890 - Ireland
1891 - Czech/Slovakia
1891 - Chile
1894 - Netherlands
1895 - Sweden
1896 - Denmark
1897 - Belgium
1899
- Italy
1901 - Russia
1903 - Norway
1905 - Spain
1906 - Greece
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IVU is a union of vegetarian
societies around the world founded in 1908.
Member Societies
are shown on the left
- the listing is by the date of formation of the first society in each
country, links go to detailed histories:
World Vegetarian Congresses
have been held every two or three years in different parts of the world.
All Congresses since 1908 are listed below.
At each Congress the Member
Societies elect the International Council (until 1971 the Executive Comittee).
All members of the Council are listed on the right.
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Vegetarian Federal Union
1889 Cologne, Germany
1890 London, England
1893 Chicago, USA
1897 London, England
1900 Paris, France
1904 St. Louis, USA
1907 Plea for a new Federation |
History News - extracts from IVU Online News with updates to this website
IVU Online Library - Digitised copies of complete original books, out of copyright
IVU Vegetarian History Bookstore - new & used books to buy
Timelines of Vegetarian History
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Veg Museum - a geographical index
ivu-history - small email discussion
group for discussing the history of vegetarianism. Membership requires
moderator approval. |
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The Ethics of Diet
- the first book on vegetarian history,
1st published 1883, last revision 1907
1908 -
Esperanto
1909 - Finland
1911 - Portugal |
IVU Congresses:
1. 1908
Dresden, Germany
2. 1909
Manchester, England
3. 1910
Brussels, Belgium
4.
1913
The Hague, The Netherlands |
Mr.
Albert Broadbent (UK) 1908-10
Dr. Gustav Selss (Germany) 1908-10
Dr. Meyroos
(Netherlands) 1908-10
Dr.
Ernest Nyssens (Belgium) 1909-13
Dr.
William Axon (UK) 1909-10
Dr. Huchard
(Belgium) 1909-10
Mr Johan
L. Saxon (Sweden) 1910-23
Mr.
Hugo Nolthenius (Netherlands) 1910-29
Miss
Mathilde Hompes (UK) 1913-23
Miss
Margaret Ortt (Netherlands) 1913-26 |
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By 1914 there was a Vegetarian
Society in almost every country of Europe and many more around the world.
They had built a strong international network of friendship - and peace.
The 1916 Congress would have been in Paris, France.
By 1916 Conscientious Objectors, including thousands of vegetarians in
Europe, were imprisoned or executed for refusing to fight each other.
Within a few years of the 1917 revolution vegetarianism was declared illegal
in Soviet Russia, dozens of vegetarian societies and restaurants were
closed. |
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1921 - Brazil
1923 - Bulgaria
1926 - Estonia
1928 - Croatia |
5. 1923
Stockholm, Sweden
6. 1926
London, England
7. 1929
Steinschönau, Czechoslovakia
8. 1932
Berlin/Hamburg, Germany
9. 1935
Daugaard, Denmark
10. 1938 Oslo/Hurdals
Verk, Norway |
Mr
Ernest Bell (UK) 1923-26
Herr B. O.
Dürr (Czechoslovakia) 1926-29
Mr Oluf Egerod (Denmark) 1926-60
Herr
Carl Gumprecht (Germany) 1929-32
Herr Hans
Feix (Czechoslovakia) 1929-38
Herr Karl
Bartes (Germany) 1932-35
Mr. C.
J. van Borrendam (Netherlands) 1932-4?
Mr. Frank
Wyatt (UK) 1932-4?
Dr. H. J.
Rögler (Norway) 1938-4? |
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the Deutscher Vegetarier-Bund was forced to either join the Nazi
Living Reform Movement or close. They voted to close. In 1945 they re-formed
but by that time the Soviet occupation of most of Eastern Europe had forced
all the vegetarian societies and restaurants in those countries to close. |
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1943
- Canada
1952 - Italy
A History of Veganism
- from 1806
Vegetarian World Forum
- IVU's official journal in the 1950s
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11. 1947
Stonehouse, England
1949
- 1st American Vegetarian Convention
12. 1950 Oosterbeck,
The Netherlands
1952
- International Vegetarian Youth Camp, Sussex, England
13. 1953 Sigtuna, Sweden
14. 1955
Paris, France
15. 1957
Delhi/Bombay/Madras/Calcutta, India |
J. H. Bolt (Netherlands) 1946-47
W.
A. Sibly (UK) 1946-59
Kaj
Dessau (Denmark) 1947-50
James Hough (UK) 1947-57
Gloria Gasque (USA) 1950-1959
Josef
Pedersen (Sweden) 1950-1963
Hanworth Walker
(UK) 1950-56
H. H. Jones (UK) 1950-57
Elizabeth Ecker-Lauer (Germany) 1953-57
Dr. Jean Nussbaum (France) 1953-67
Geoffrey
Rudd (UK) 1953-69
Woodland Kahler,
Marquis de St.Innocent (USA, France, India, Spain) 1953-82
Harry Harris (UK) 1956-58
Dastur
F.Bode (India & USA) 1957-60
Herr. Geo
Hiller (Germany) 1957-79
Dr. B. P. Allinson (UK) 1958-63
Dr.
Douglas Latto (UK) 1958-67
Sri
J. N. Mankar (India) 1959-77
Prof.
Scott Nearing (USA) 1959-82
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IVU Regional Histories:
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16. 1960
Hannover/Hamburg, Germany
17. 1963
Barcelona, Spain
18. 1965 Swanwick, England
19. 1967 Delhi/Bombay/Madras,
India
20. 1969
Jerusalem, Israel |
Rukmini Devi Arundale (India) 1960
Dr Jesse Mercer
Gehman (USA) 1960-75
Jan Vinkenborg (Holland) 1960-67
Rajkumar of Vizianagram
(India) 1960-69
Dr. Pasteur C A Skriver (Germany) 1960-72
Dr. Gordon
Latto (UK) 1960-90
Ronald Lightowler (UK) 1963-65
Barbara Latto (UK) 1963-67
Isabel James/Wilson (UK) 1963-79
W. M. Eickeboom-Broekman (Holland) 1965-82
Hilda Nixon (UK) 1967-78
H. J. Dinshah
(USA) 1967-84
P. L. Pick
(UK) 1967-86
Brian
Gunn-King (UK) 1967-93
Christopher D.
Fettes (Eire) 1969 -82
Wilfrid M. Capper (N.Ireland) 1969 -82 |
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The Development of IVU Regions (from 1957) and
Regional Congresses (from 1972)
The Vegetarian Movement in England: 1847-1981 - complete PhD thesis
International Vegan Festivals
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from 1981 |
21. 1971
The Hague, The Netherlands
22. 1973
Ronneby Brunn, Sweden
23. 1975
Maine, USA
24. 1977
Delhi / Bombay / Calcutta / Madras, India
25. 1979 Loughborough, England
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Dipl.Ing.J.Fleischanderl (Austria)
1971 -84
Dr. German Alberti
Vasquez (Venezuela) 1971-88
Louise Raaf (Lebanon) 1971-82
Louis H. van Loon
(South Africa) 1971 -1982
Prof.M. J. Londono
(Columbia) 1971? -1982
John le Grice (UK)
1971-86
Gunnar Hedfors 1972-73
Dr. Becarra Limas
(Mexico) 1975-79
Bruce Standish (Australia) 1975-79
E. P. Morkel
(South Africa) 1975-82
Brian Graff (USA)
1975-90
I. Watson (UK) 1977-79
Rafael Lazaeta
(Chile) 1977-79
Dr. M. M. Bhamgara
(India) 1977-86
Surendra
M. Mehta (India) 1977-96
Amarjeet Singh Bhamra (UK) 1979-82
Ulrich Schröter (Germany) 1979-86
George Karolyi (Australia) 1979-86
Maxwell
Lee (UK)
1979-2000, 2002-04 |
Some Notable individuals
in the 20th Century:
(except musicians - see below)
Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910)
Annie Besant (1847-1933)
Henry S. Salt (1851-1939)
Dr John Harvey Kellogg (1852-1943)
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
Arnold Hills (1857-1927)
Romain Rolland (1866-1944)
Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948)
Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965)
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Emerich Rath (1883-1962)
Sir Stafford Cripps (1889-1952)
Dalai Lama (1935- ) |
26. 1982
Neu-Ulm, Germany
27. 1984
Baltimore, USA
1985
European Congress - Cervia, Italy
28. 1986
Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia
1987
European Congress, Ostend, Belgium
1987 North American Congress, Toronto, Canada
1989
European Congress, Strasbourg, France
1989 North American Congress, Arcata, California, USA |
Moshe Stolov (Israel) 1982-84
Patricia Takacs (USA) 1982-86
Dr.Hilmar Burgrabbe (Germany) 1982-86
Kazimir Chomicz (Poland) 1982-86
Anders Kocken (Sweden) 1982-90
Edwin Heller (Switzerland) 1982-90
Melinda Marks (USA) 1982-90
William Parrot (UK) 1982-93
M. I. Abdul Khalik (Singapore) 1982-93
Rudolf Meyer (Germany)1982-94
Madge Darnielle (USA) 1982-96
Jan Beeldman (South Africa) 1982-97
Jashu Shah (India) 1982-2006
Milan Maglaic (Yugoslavia) 1984-86
Jelina Maleseric (Yugoslavia) 1984-86
Nelly Fernadez
French (Colombia) 1984-90
Alex
Hershaft (USA) 1984-99
Fred Whttle (Australia) 1986
Mitch Darer (USA) 1986-90
Jan Kucharczyk (Poland) 1986-90
Ingeborg
Natz (Germany) 1986-93
Joaquin Him (Panama)
1986-94
Keith Akers (USA) 1986-94
Marcel
Hebbelinck (Belgium)1986-99
Francisco
Martín (Spain) 1986-2000, 2002-06
Rob Snijders (Netherlands) 1987-95 |
East Meets West and West Eats Meat
- a history of music and vegetarianism
IVU News
- newsletters and magazines
from 1995
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29. 1990
Tel Aviv, Israel
1991
- European Congress - Chester, UK
1991 North American Congress, Denver, Colorado, USA
30. 1993
Madras, India
1993
North American Congress, Portland, Oregon, USA
31. 1994
The Hague, The Netherlands
1995
European Congress - Bratislava, Slovakia
1995 North American Congress at the International
Vegan Festival, San Diego, California
32. 1996
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
1997
Asian Regional Congress, Mahabaleshwar, India
1997
European Congress - Bussolengo, Italy
1997 North American Congress at VegFest
DC
33. 1999
Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Marian Breuker (Netherlands) 1990-93
Gianbattista Montagna (Italy) 1993-94
Diana Ratnagar (India) 1993-96
Mark Weintraub (Israel) 1993-96
Mark Berriman (Australia)
1993-99
Hildegund
Scholvien (Germany) 1993-99, 2004-08
Kathy Silk (UK) 1994-96
Julia Jacquel (USA) 1994-96
Riccardo Trespidi (Italy) 1994-96
Igor
Bukovský (Slovakia) 1994-99
Bernard Colvin (UK) 1995-96
Sigrid
De Leo (Switzerland) 1995-97
Howard
Lyman (USA) 1996-99
Patricia
Carney (USA) 1996-99
Pornthep
Srinarula (Thailand/India) 1996-99
Hiren Kara (India) 1996-2000
Mitsuru
Kakimoto (Japan) 1996-2002 / 2004-06
Kevin
Pickard (Canada) 1996-2004
John Mitchell (UK) 1997-99
Luis Escala (Ecuador)
1997-2000
P. K.
Jain (Botswana) 1997-2005; 2008-10
Katharina
Bless (Thailand) 1999-2000
Simon
Chau (Hong Kong) 1999-2000
Robert
Fraser (Australia) 1999-2006
Claude Pasquini (Luxembourg) 1999-2004
Tina Fox (UK) 1999-2010
Paul
Turner (USA) 1999-2004; 2005-06 |
Some notes on the History of IVU
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34. 2000
Toronto, Canada
35. 2002 Edinburgh, Scotland
36. 2004
Florianópolis, Brazil
37. 2006
Goa, India
38. 2008
Dresden, Germany
39. 2010
Jakarta/Bali, Indonesia
For 2012 onwards see www.worldvegfest.org
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