Charles Patterson (author)

Charles Patterson
Born (1935-08-07) August 7, 1935 (age 89)
New Britain, Connecticut, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish
EducationKent School
Alma materAmherst College
GenreNon-fiction
SubjectVegetarianism
Notable worksEternal Treblinka: Our Treatment of Animals and the Holocaust
Notable awardsCarter G. Woodson Book Award

Charles W. Patterson (born August 7, 1935) is an American author, historian, and animal rights advocate, best known for his books, Eternal Treblinka: Our Treatment of Animals and the Holocaust, Anti-Semitism: The Road to the Holocaust and Beyond, Animal Rights, The Civil Rights Movement, and Marian Anderson.

He is an active member of the Authors Guild, PEN, and The National Writers Union.[1] He follows a vegetarian lifestyle, and believes that vegetarianism can reduce violence in humans. In a protest against Columbia University's animal cruelty, Patterson returned his doctorate to the president of the university. He believed that innocent lives had greater importance than a piece of paper.[2] Patterson is active in the Vegetarian Community, and was a guest speaker at the 2015 Veggie Pride Parade in New York City.[3] His greatest fantasy is for all slaughterhouses to end their killing.[4] He currently lives in the Upper West side of New York, New York.[5]

  1. ^ "Charles Patterson". Charleswpatterson.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Columbia Grad Returns His Ph.D. to Protest Animal Cruelty". PRweb. May 2005. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Speakers, Entertainers". Veggie Pride Parade. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  4. ^ Basu, Biman. "Eternal Treblinka: Our Treatment of Animals and the Holocaust by Charles Patterson". Anil Aggrawal's Internet Journal of Book Reviews. Vol. 2, no. 1. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Charles Patterson's Biography". Scholastic Teachers. Scholastic Inc. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.