| Kenneth Romanes | |
| Birth Date: | 13 March 1866 |
| Birth Place: | Sydenham, Kent, England |
| Death Place: | Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany |
| Occupation: | Translator, writer, activist |
| Known For: | Co-founding the Humanitarian League |
| Relatives: | George Romanes (cousin) |
Kenneth Romanes (13 March 1866 – 3 May 1951) was an English translator, writer, and vegetarianism activist. He was known as one of the co-founders of the Humanitarian League, a British radical advocacy group.
Romanes was born on 13 March 1866 in Sydenham, Kent.[1] He was the cousin of the scientist George Romanes.[2]
In 1886, Romanes joined the Vegetarian Society while working as a patent agents assistant. In 1891, he was one of the founding members of the Humanitarian League, along with Henry S. Salt, Howard Williams, Alice Drakoules, and Edward Maitland; Romanes' occupation was listed as translator.[3]
Romanes later moved to Germany, where he wrote articles for The Vegetarian Messenger about the German vegetarian movement. He also wrote for the German vegetarian journals Vegetar. Vorwaerts and Vegetarische Warte.[4] In 1895, Romanes married Auguste Marie Flath in Berlin.[5] Romanes translated books from German into English: one by Heinrich Pudor and two by Louis Kuhne.[6]
Romanes died in Darmstadt, Hessen, on 3 May 1951.[7]