Gordon Latto (doctor)

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Gordon Latto and his wife Barbara, March 1938

Gordon Latto (25 June 1911, in Dundee – 2 September 1998, in Reading)[1] was a Scottish doctor, nutritionist and naturopath, who was President of both the International Vegetarian Union and the Vegetarian Society of U.K.[1][2]

Life and Work[]

Gordon Latto qualified in Medicine in 1935 from St. Andrew's University.[1] After the marriage to the German Barbara Krebs (1911 – 2000) in 1938 they toured Germany, where they learned about the Kneipp Hydrotherapy at Munich and visited several other Nature Cure Clinics. His wife Barbara had also a lively correspondence with Dr. Bircher-Benner, convinced rawfood supporter and founder of the famous 'Bircher Clinic' in Zurich. Latto and his wife were both vegetarians.[3] Several well-known persons were among Latto's patients. Francis Chichester, who sailed round the world, was one of them.[1]

From 1969 until 1987 Latto was President of the Vegetarian Society of U.K. Ltd, and he was elected President of the International Vegetarian Society (IVU) from 1971 to 1990.[2] He was also Vizepräsident of the Anti-Vivisection Society.[2]

They had five children.[1] Daughter Rosemary qualified as an osteopath, and three of the four sons also qualified in Medicine.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Long, Alan (1998-10-02). "Obituary: Dr Gordon Latto". The Independent. Retrieved 2020-07-08.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b c d Sigrid De Leo. "Att-Gordon Latto has died at the age of 87". European Vegetarian Union. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  3. ^ Berry, Ryann. (1979). The Vegetarians. Autumn Press. p. 121. ISBN 0-394-73633-8

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