VegetarianisminGermany.pptVIP

Vegetarianism in Germany vegetarian a person who does not eat or does not believe in eating meat, fish, fowl, or, in some cases*, any food derived from animals, as eggs or cheese, but subsists on vegetables, fruits, nuts, grain, etc. *in those cases, the person is called vegan, and also doesn’t use (or condones the use) of leather and fur. history In 1867, Eduard Baltzer from Liepzig founded the Deutsche Verein für natürliche Lebensweise (German Natural Living Society). One year later, Gustav von Struve founded the Stuttgart Vegetarian Society, which expanded 10 years later to become Southern Germany’s Vegetarian Association. Between 1877 and 1908, the International Vegetarian Union was founded and their first international meeting was held in Dresden. In 1913, the first Women’s Vegetarian Society (Verein Vegetarischer Frauen) was founded by Martha F?rster. Germany’s current Currently, there are a number of vegetarian societies in Germany. Welt Vegan Tag (web-based) Vegetarier-Bund Deutschlands (based out of Hannover) Vegetarische Initiative e.V. Famous German Vegetarians Albert Einstein Albert Schweitzer Martin Luther Nina Hagen Adolph Hitler Arthur Schopenhauer Farin Urlaub Alexander Dargatz Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was indeed a vegetarian, although not for a significant amount of time About three years before his death, he wrote the following in a letter to his friend: I have always eaten animal flesh with a somewhat guilty conscience.” One year later, in a letter to the same friend, he wrote So I am living without fats, without meat, without fish, but am feeling quite well this way. It always seems to me that man was not born to be a carnivore. Albert Schweitzer Martin Luther Martin Luther is said to have been a vegetarian. He was a German theologian, Augustinian monk, and an important ecclesiastical reformer. Nina Hagen Adolf Hitler… Adolf Hitler is said to have been a vegetarian, but not for any long period of time. At 22 year