Biography:
– Axon was born in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester.
– He was best known as an antiquary and a bibliographer.
– Axon was honorary secretary of the Manchester and Salford Sunday Society.
– He wrote extensively on folklore and historical associations of Lancashire and Cheshire.
– Axon was on the literary staff of the Manchester Guardian for 30 years.
Vegetarianism:
– Axon was an ardent vegetarian and member of the Anti-Tobacco League.
– He was described as a leading figure of the vegetarian movement.
– Axon was Vice-President and Hon. Secretary of the Vegetarian Society.
– He contributed articles on the history of vegetarianism to John Harvey Kellogg’s Good Health journal.
– Axon authored “Shelley’s Vegetarianism” in 1891.
Bibliography:
– In 1877, Axon published “Handbook of the Public Libraries of Manchester and Salford.”
– He contributed articles to various publications, including the Encyclopædia Britannica.
– Axon completed editing works like “Collected sermons, 1631–1659.”
– He wrote the preface for the 1884 edition of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “A Vindication of Natural Diet.”
– Historian Ina Zweiniger-Bargielowska noted Axon’s views on animal cruelty.
References:
– The Times published an obituary for Dr. William Edward Armytage Axon in December 1913.
– Text from The Times’ obituary was incorporated into this article.
External links:
– Works by or about William Axon are available on Wikisource.
– William Axon’s papers can be found at the John Rylands Library, University of Manchester.
– Viva! Health published “What is Vegetarianism?” in 1886.
– “Behind the Scenes in Slaughter-Houses” was authored by Axon in 1892.
– Various other authors and chefs in the vegetarianism movement are listed.
William Edward Armytage Axon FRSL (13 January 1846 – 27 December 1913) was an English librarian, antiquary and journalist for the Manchester Guardian. He contributed to the Dictionary of National Biography under his initials W. E. A. A. He was also a notable vegetarianism activist.
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| Born | William Edward Armytage Axon January 13, 1846 Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, England |
| Died | December 27, 1913 (aged 67) Manchester, England |
| Occupation(s) | Librarian, journalist |
| Spouses | Jane Woods
(m. 1866; died 1899)Setta Lueft
(m. 1899; died 1910) |
| Children | 4 |