1849 - 1914 (64 years)
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Name |
Francis Albert Rollo Russell |
Prefix |
Hon. |
Birth |
11 Jul 1849 |
Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, London, England |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
30 Mar 1914 |
Holland Street, Kensington, London, England |
Person ID |
I157368 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
11 Apr 2020 |
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Notes |
- Francis Albert Rollo Russell was an English meteorologist and scientific writer. Russell was also an alternative cancer treatment advocate who promoted the idea that cancer is caused by excessive consumption of meat, alcohol, coffee and tea.
Russell married Alice Sophia Godfrey in 1885, they had a son Arthur. She died within a year and Russell married Gertrude Ellen Cornelia Joachim (sister of Harold H. Joachim) in 1891. They had a son John and a daughter Margaret. Russell was a Unitarian and a founding member of the Unitarian Christian Church in Richmond, in 1888. Russell has been described as an "advocate of vegetarianism"
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