Lewis Gompertz
English philosopher and social reformer (1783/4-1861) · Academics · Died at 78
Lewis Gompertz was an English philosopher, writer, inventor, and social reformer associated with early animal protection in Britain. Born into a Jewish family of London diamond merchants, he argued that killing or using animals for human purposes was morally wrong.
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He avoided animal products and other goods derived from animals, a practice later described as an early form of veganism.
