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Irish activist (c. 1821–1910) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joseph Wallace (born c. 1821 – 29 April 1910) was an Irish-British activist for vegetarianism, food reform and against vaccination.
Joseph Wallace | |
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Born | c. 1821 Ireland |
Died | 29 April 1910 88–89) London, England | (aged
Known for | Activism for vegetarianism, food reform and against vaccination |
Spouse | |
Children | 7 |
Wallace originally worked in the business of malting and distilling.[1] He was the creator of the "Wallace system", a method for the cure and eradication of disease.[1][2] The system included a vegetarian diet, free from fermented foods; its followers were known as "Wallaceites".[3] Wallace patented, prepared and sold several medicines, while also providing consultations.[4]
In 1878 he married Chandos Leigh Hunt,[5] his former patient and pupil.[6] In 1885, with his wife, he co-wrote Physianthropy: Or, the Home Cure and Eradication of Disease, writing under the pseudonym "Lex et Lux".[2] In October 1905, a meeting was held at Congregational Memorial Hall, London, for octogenarian vegetarians; those in attendance included Wallace (then aged 84), C. P. Newcombe, John E. B. Mayor and Isaac Pitman.[7]
Wallace and his wife were included in Charles W. Forward's Fifty Years of Food Reform: A History of the Vegetarian Movement in England (1898).[1]
Wallace died in London on 29 April 1910.[8]
Rollo Russell cited Wallace's dietary recommendations in the "Medical Testimony" section of his 1906 book Strength and Diet.[9] C. P. Newcombe's The Manifesto of Vegetarianism (1911) contains a memorial dedication to Wallace.[10]
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