Edward Carpenter was an English utopian socialist, poet, philosopher, anthologist, an early activist for gay rights and prison reform whilst advocating vegetarianism and taking a stance against vivisection. As a philosopher, he was particularly known for his publication of Civilisation: Its Cause and Cure. Here, he described civilisation as a form of disease through which human societies pass.
- Occupation
- poet, philosopher, writer
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- August 29, 1844, 1844
- Died
- June 28, 1929, 1929
