1. Dugald Patterson McDougall Semple was a Scottish advocate of simple living and animal welfare, naturalist, prolific author, and fruitarian.
19 Facts About Dugald Semple
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Dugald Semple is sometimes credited with co-founding the vegan movement in 1944 without using the term "vegan".
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Dugald Semple, vegan and "Scottish Apostle of the simple life," farmed at Davie's o'the Mill near Beith in North Ayrshire from the 1930s until around 1950, when it was a smallholding.
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Dugald Semple was a hippy before hippies officially existed and started living in an army tent from 1907.
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Dugald Semple was sometimes known as the 'Hut Man' from living in his 'hut on wheels' or caravan and therefore probably did not live in the house.
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Dugald Semple regularly appeared on radio programmes, including Out with Romany and Hutman of the BBC.
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Dugald Semple lived with his wife Cathie in London for two years when he was secretary of the Vegetarian Society.
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Dugald Semple was a vice-president of the International Vegetarian Union and honorary president of the Scottish Vegetarian Society.
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Dugald Semple welcomed walkers and cyclists who often camped on his land.
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Dugald Semple died in a nursing home in Fairlie, aged 79; the cause of his death was not disclosed.
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In 1938 Dugald Semple was the President of the Scottish Vegetarian Society and Vice-President of the Vegetarian Society.
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In 1944, Dugald Semple is recorded as the chairman of the Vegan Society and vice-president of the International Vegetarian Union.
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In 1954, Dugald Semple was still president of the SVS, one of several Vice-Presidents of IVU.
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Dugald Semple is prepared to give lectures for a modest fee, and we are sure that his services would be appreciated by vegetarian and allied societies.
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Dugald Semple was a delegate from Great Britain to the 1938 10th World Vegetarian Congress held in Norway, attending as President of the Scottish Vegetarian Society and Vice-President of The Vegetarian Society.
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Dugald Semple delivered a speech on "Vegetarianism and Peace", in which he stated:.
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In 1955, at the World Vegetarian Congress in Paris, Dugald Semple was listed as a speaker.
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Dugald Semple organised a Scottish 'No Stipend League' against the Church of Scotland's practice of levying a tithe on landowners for the minister's stipend.
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Dugald Semple was particularly offended because the levy applied to landowners regardless of their faith.