# Sidney H. Beard

_English vegetarian activist and writer (1862–1938)_

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> Sidney Hartnoll Beard was an English vegetarian and fruitarian activist and writer. He re-established and served as president of the Order of the Golden Age, edited its journal, the Herald of the Golden Age (1896–1918), and advanced a Christian case for vegetarianism framed as a moral duty. Defining fruitarianism broadly to include cereals, seeds, nuts, fruits, and vegetables with dairy and eggs permitted, he treated fish as a transitional food for those leaving flesh-eating.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 14 February 1862 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65923190#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kensington ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65923190#P19))
- **Died:** 20 October 1938 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65923190#P570))
- **Place of death:** Putney ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65923190#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; United Kingdom ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65923190#P27))
- **Occupation:** writer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65923190#P106))
- **Positions held:** president (since 1895) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65923190#P39))

## Questions

**When was Sidney H. Beard born?**  
Sidney H. Beard was born on 14 February 1862 in Kensington.

**What positions has Sidney H. Beard held?**  
Positions held by Sidney H. Beard include: president (since 1895).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Sidney H. Beard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_H._Beard) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q65923190](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65923190) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Mr. Sidney H. Beard.png by Charles W. Forward (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mr._Sidney_H._Beard.png)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

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