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			{{Short description\|English doctor (1854–1932)}}
	Walter R. Hadwen, M.D., J.P., L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., L.S.A. was one of the most prominent medical men opposed to vaccination.
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	===Publications===
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	*Hadwen of Gloucester. Man:Medico:Martyr by Beatrice E. Kidd and M. Edith Richards
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	*The Difficulties of Dr Deguerre by W.R. Hadwen, M.D.
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	===Quote===
			\| birth_name = Walter Robert Hadwen
	"I once believed in Jenner; I once believed in Pasteur. I believed in vaccination. I believed in vivisection. But I changed my views as the result of hard thinking."--Dr Hadwen MD
			\| birth_date = 3 August 1854
	===External links===
			\| birth_place = ], England
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			\| death_date = {{death-date and age\|27 December 1932\|3 August 1854}}
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			\| death_place = ], England
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			* General practitioner
			* pharmaceutical chemist
			* writer
			* anti-vivisection and anti-vaccination activist
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			\| spouse = {{Marriage\|Alice Harral\|1878}}
			\| children = 3
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			'''Walter Robert Hadwen''' {{postnominals\|country=GBR\|MRCS\|MRCP}} (3 August 1854 – 27 December 1932) was an English ], pharmaceutical chemist and writer. He was president of the ] (BUAV) and an ] campaigner, known for his ].

			==Biography==
			Walter Robert Hadwen was born in Woolwich on 3 August 1854.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0cNNAQAAIAAJ\|title=Alternatives to Laboratory Animals: ATLA\|publisher=Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments\|year=2009\|volume=37\|pages=43\|language=en}}</ref> He began his career as a ] in Highbridge, Somerset, then subsequently trained as a doctor at ]. After qualifying, he moved to Gloucester in 1896. Hadwen was recruited as a member of the ] by its founder and then president ] who hired a private investigator to assess his credentials (he was a ] and total abstainer, had a reputation as a "firebrand" orator and was held in "high local esteem"). She subsequently selected him as her successor.<ref>Mitchell, Sally. (2004). ''Frances Power Cobbe: Victorian Feminist, Journalist, Reformer''. University of Virginia Press. p. 360. {{ISBN\|0-8139-2271-2}}</ref>

			He later became a member of the ] and married Alice Harral in 1878; they had three children.<ref>. brethrenarchive.org. Retrieved 6 January 2022.</ref> Hadwen was a frequent speaker for the ]. He was also a member of the ] (founded in 1896). Hadwen stated that the "modern germ theory is all bosh".<ref>{{cite journal\|year=1924\|title=Verdict of Manslaughter Against Dr. Hadwen by Coroner's Jury\|journal=]\|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015082605828&view=1up&seq=54\|volume=83\|issue=14\|pages=1090}}</ref>

			Hadwen was active in general practice until he died from a severe heart attack in 1932, age 78.<ref name="Mills 2010">Mills, Daniel S. (2010). ''The Encyclopedia of Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare''. CABI. pp. 188-189. {{ISBN\|9780851997247}}</ref> In his honour the ] was founded in 1970 to fund exclusive non-animal techniques to replace animal experiments.<ref name="Mills 2010"/>

			Hadwen's pamphlets on anti-vivisection are archived at the Special Collections Research Center in ] Libraries.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2024\|title=Walter Hadwen\|url=https://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog?f%5Bnames_facet%5D%5B%5D=Hadwen%2C+Walter+R.+%28Walter+Robert%29%2C+1854-1932&to=catalog%23show_metadata\|website=NC State University Libraries\|language=en-GB\|archive-date=September 2, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902165850/https://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog?f%5Bnames_facet%5D%5B%5D=Hadwen%2C+Walter+R.+%28Walter+Robert%29%2C+1854-1932&to=catalog%23show_metadata\|url-status=live}}</ref>

			==Vegetarianism==

			Hadwen became a vegetarian in his early twenties when taking a bet from a fellow student that he could live six months without eating meat. His bet was successful and he stated that "For my part I am quite satisfied with my trial of vegetarianism, and it would take more than mortal power to persuade me once again to make my stomach a graveyard for the purpose of burying dead bodies in."<ref name="Mills 2010"/>

			== Manslaughter trial ==

			In 1924, having applied his rejection of the ], and his refusal to use diphtheria anti-serum produced by inoculation of animals to the treatment of Nellie Burnham, a young girl, she died and he was tried for ] by criminal ].<ref>] up to and including 30 October 1924.</ref> He was acquitted of all charges.<ref>{{cite journal\|year=1924\|title=Acquittal of Dr. Hadwen\|journal=]\|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015082605828&view=1up&seq=579\|volume=83\|issue=20\|pages=1601}}</ref><ref>. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved 5 December 2020.</ref>

			== Selected publications==

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			*'']'', 1896
			*, 1902. Reprinted from "The Reformer," ]: Gloucester.
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			*''The Difficulties of Dr. Deguerre'', 1926 (illustrated by ])

			==See also==

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			== References ==
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			==Further reading==

			* Biography at Dr Hadwen Trust.
			* Biography by Walter Hawkins.
			*''Bodily Matters: The Anti-Vaccination Movement in England, 1853-1907'', Nadja Durbach, 2005, Duke University Press, {{ISBN\|0-8223-3423-2}}
			*''Hadwen of Gloucester: Man, Medico, Martyr'', by Beatrice E. Kidd and M. Edith Richards, 1933, John Murray, London.
			*Obituary, The Times, Saturday, 25 February 1933 John Murray, London, 1933.

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Latest revision as of 23:06, 14 December 2024

English doctor (1854–1932)

Walter HadwenMRCS MRCP

Born	Walter Robert Hadwen 3 August 1854 Woolwich, England
Died	27 December 1932 (1932-12-28) (aged 78) Gloucester, England
Alma mater	Bristol University
Occupations	General practitioner pharmaceutical chemist writer anti-vivisection and anti-vaccination activist
Spouse	Alice Harral (m. 1878)
Children	3

Walter Robert Hadwen MRCS MRCP (3 August 1854 – 27 December 1932) was an English general practitioner, pharmaceutical chemist and writer. He was president of the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) and an anti-vaccination campaigner, known for his denial of the germ theory of disease.

Biography

Walter Robert Hadwen was born in Woolwich on 3 August 1854. He began his career as a pharmacist in Highbridge, Somerset, then subsequently trained as a doctor at Bristol University. After qualifying, he moved to Gloucester in 1896. Hadwen was recruited as a member of the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection by its founder and then president Frances Power Cobbe who hired a private investigator to assess his credentials (he was a vegetarian and total abstainer, had a reputation as a "firebrand" orator and was held in "high local esteem"). She subsequently selected him as her successor.

He later became a member of the Plymouth Brethren and married Alice Harral in 1878; they had three children. Hadwen was a frequent speaker for the National Anti-Vaccination League. He was also a member of the London Association for the Prevention of Premature Burial (founded in 1896). Hadwen stated that the "modern germ theory is all bosh".

Hadwen was active in general practice until he died from a severe heart attack in 1932, age 78. In his honour the Dr Hadwen Trust was founded in 1970 to fund exclusive non-animal techniques to replace animal experiments.

Hadwen's pamphlets on anti-vivisection are archived at the Special Collections Research Center in NC State University Libraries.

Vegetarianism

Hadwen became a vegetarian in his early twenties when taking a bet from a fellow student that he could live six months without eating meat. His bet was successful and he stated that "For my part I am quite satisfied with my trial of vegetarianism, and it would take more than mortal power to persuade me once again to make my stomach a graveyard for the purpose of burying dead bodies in."

Manslaughter trial

In 1924, having applied his rejection of the germ theory of disease, and his refusal to use diphtheria anti-serum produced by inoculation of animals to the treatment of Nellie Burnham, a young girl, she died and he was tried for manslaughter by criminal medical negligence. He was acquitted of all charges.

Selected publications

Is Flesh-Eating Harmful?, 1895
The Case Against Vaccination, 1896
Smallpox at Gloucester: A Reply to Dr. Coupland’s Report, 1902. Reprinted from "The Reformer," National Anti-Vaccination League: Gloucester.
Vivisection: Its Follies and Cruelties, 1905
A Debate on Should Vivisection be Abolished?, 1907
A Correspondence in "The Daily Mail" Between Sir Victor Horsley and Walter R. Hadwen, on Vivisection (1908)
A Debate on Is Vivisection Immoral, Cruel, Useless and Unscientific? (1908)
Dr. Walter Robert Hadwen's Works, 1908
A Vivisection Controversy, 1911
Jennerism and Pasteurism, 1914
Experiments on Living Animals, Useless and Cruel, 1914
The Difficulties of Dr. Deguerre, 1926 (illustrated by Arthur Moreland)

References

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals: ATLA. Vol. 37. Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments. 2009. p. 43.
Mitchell, Sally. (2004). Frances Power Cobbe: Victorian Feminist, Journalist, Reformer. University of Virginia Press. p. 360. ISBN 0-8139-2271-2
"Dr Walter Robert Hadwen". brethrenarchive.org. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
"Verdict of Manslaughter Against Dr. Hadwen by Coroner's Jury". Journal of the American Medical Association. 83 (14): 1090. 1924.
^ Mills, Daniel S. (2010). The Encyclopedia of Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare. CABI. pp. 188-189. ISBN 9780851997247
"Walter Hadwen". NC State University Libraries. 2024. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024.
The Times up to and including 30 October 1924.
"Acquittal of Dr. Hadwen". Journal of the American Medical Association. 83 (20): 1601. 1924.
"Topics of the Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 December 2020.

Who Was Dr Hadwen Biography at Dr Hadwen Trust.
Walter Hadwen Biography by Walter Hawkins.
Bodily Matters: The Anti-Vaccination Movement in England, 1853-1907, Nadja Durbach, 2005, Duke University Press, ISBN 0-8223-3423-2
Hadwen of Gloucester: Man, Medico, Martyr, by Beatrice E. Kidd and M. Edith Richards, 1933, John Murray, London.
Obituary, The Times, Saturday, 25 February 1933 John Murray, London, 1933.

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