Vegetarianism has been around for a very long time. Pythagorus, born 580 BC, is given the credit as being the “Father of Vegetarianism.” Since the word “vegetarian” was not used until the late 19th century, vegetarians were previously known as “Pythagoreans.”

Some noted vegetarians were Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Dr. J.H. Kellogg (1852-1943), Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), Albert Einstein (1879-1955), as well as Socrates, Plato, Plotinus, Plutarch, Newton, Voltaire, Shelley, Darwin, and Emerson.

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