Josiah Oldfield
Josiah Oldfield | |
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Portrait from Fifty Years of Food Reform | |
| Born | 28 February 1863 Shrewsbury, England |
| Died | 2 February 1953 (aged 89) Doddington, Kent, England |
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| Spouse |
Gertrude Hick
(m. 1899, separated) |
| Children | 2 |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Army Medical Corps |
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| Awards | Territorial Decoration |
Josiah Oldfield TD MRCS LRCP (28 February 1863 – 2 February 1953) was an English lawyer, physician, activist, and writer. He promoted his own variant of fruitarianism, which was virtually indistinguishable from lacto-ovo vegetarianism. Oldfield was a prolific writer of popular books on dietary and health topics. He also served in the Royal Army Medical Corps and received the Territorial Decoration for his service in World War I.