Ernest Bell (activist)
Ernest Bell | |
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Portrait from Fifty Years of Food Reform (1898) | |
| Born | 8 March 1851 |
| Died | 14 September 1933 (aged 82) Hendon, Middlesex, England |
| Education | Trinity College, Cambridge (BA, 1873; MA, 1876) |
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| Spouses | Elize Wilhelmina Wolfel
(m. 1875; died 1881)Marie Anna von Taysen
(m. 1893) |
| Children | 1 |
| Father | George Bell |
| Awards | Lifetime award for his work for animal causes (1929) |
Ernest Bell (8 March 1851 – 14 September 1933) was an English publisher, writer, and activist known for his work on behalf of animal rights and welfare, vegetarianism, and humanitarian causes. A dedicated reformer, he was involved in numerous campaigns for social change and played a leading role in organisations such as the Vegetarian Society, the Humanitarian League, and the League Against Cruel Sports, which he co-founded in 1925. Bell also contributed to the development of ethical literature through his work with his family's publishing firm, George Bell & Sons, and edited or launched several reform-oriented periodicals.