French Vegetarian Society

The French Vegetarian Society (French: Société végétarienne de France) was a vegetarian organization based in Paris, founded in 1882 by Gustave Goyard as a successor to the earlier Société végétarienne de Paris. Its purpose was to promote vegetarianism in France through publications, public lectures, and collaboration with other European vegetarian groups. The Society was reconstituted in 1899 under the presidency of Jules Grand, who helped expand its membership and activities. It produced several journals and pamphlets, including La réforme alimentaire and the Bulletin de la Société végétarienne de France, and counted physicians, academics, and social reformers among its members. After the death of its final president, Hélène Sosnowska, in 1942, the Society ceased operations.