Avocation
An avocation is an activity that one engages in as a hobby outside one's main occupation. There are many examples of people whose professions were the ways that they made their livings, but for whom their activities outside of their workplaces were their true passions in life.[1][2] Occasionally, as with Lord Baden-Powell and others, a person who pursues an avocation is more remembered by history for their avocation than for their professional career.
Many times a person's regular vocation may lead to their avocation. Many forms of humanitarian campaigning, such as work for organizations such as Amnesty International and Greenpeace may be done by people involved in the law or human rights issues as part of their work..[3]
Many people involved with youth work pursue this as an avocation.[4]
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Avocation in literature[edit]
But yield who will to their separation,
My object in living is to unite
My avocation and my vocation
As my two eyes make one in sight.
Only where love and need are one,
And the work is play for mortal stakes,
Is the deed ever really done
For heaven and the future´s sakes.— Robert Frost, Two Tramps in Mud Time, st. 9
People whose avocations were not their vocations[edit]
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| Person | Avocation | Vocation |
|---|---|---|
| Carpenter, Charles | naturalist | minister |
| Copeland, Johnny | boxer | blues guitarist |
| Copernicus, Nicolaus | Astronomer | Roman Catholic cleric |
D[edit]
| Person | Avocation | Vocation |
|---|---|---|
| Derleth, August | naturalist | Novelist |
| Duncan, Watson | Actor | Professor |
F[edit]
| Person | Avocation | Vocation |
|---|---|---|
| Fermat, Pierre de | Mathematician | Lawyer |
H[edit]
| Person | Avocation | Vocation |
|---|---|---|
| Hohlbaum, Robert | writer | librarian |
I[edit]
| Person | Avocation | Vocation |
|---|---|---|
| Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique | violinist | painter |
| Ives, Charles | composer | insurance agent |
J[edit]
| Person | Avocation | Vocation |
|---|---|---|
| Jacques, Brian | author | milkman |
| Jędruch, Jacek | historian | Nuclear engineer |
L[edit]
| Person | Avocation | Vocation |
|---|---|---|
| Lifton, Robert Jay | Cartoonist | Psychiatrist |
| Lluberas, Gerónimo | musician | physician |
M[edit]
| Person | Avocation | Vocation |
|---|---|---|
| Means, Gaston | Con artist | salesman |
O[edit]
| Person | Avocation | Vocation |
|---|---|---|
| Obici, Amedeo | farmer | businessman |
P[edit]
| Person | Avocation | Vocation |
|---|---|---|
| Peszke, Michael Alfred | historian | Psychiatrist |
R[edit]
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| Person | Avocation | Vocation |
|---|---|---|
| Roget, Peter Mark | Lexicographer | Physician |
| Ryan, Jeri | Chef | actress |
S[edit]
| Person | Avocation | Vocation |
|---|---|---|
| Smith, Walter Parry Haskett | Bouldering | lawyer |
T[edit]
| Person | Avocation | Vocation |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas, Jean | folk festival promoter | stenographer |
| Tov, Baal Shem | arbitrator and mediator | Rabbi |
W[edit]
| Person | Avocation | Vocation |
|---|---|---|
| Weller, Peter | Art historian | actor |
| White, Henry | fox hunter | diplomat |
| Whorf, Benjamin Lee | Linguist | fire prevention engineer |
Fictional people whose avocations were not their vocations[edit]
| Person | Avocation | Vocation |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne, Bruce | crime fighter | philanthropist |
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- 15px|link=|alt= Wikimedia Commons alberga una categoría multimedia sobre [[Commons:Category:Script error: The function "Wikidata" does not exist.|Avocation]].
The dictionary definition of avocation at Wiktionary
Quotations related to Category:Avocations at Wikiquote- Flickr: Photos tagged with "avocation"
References[edit]
- ^ Travis Saunders: Script error: No such module "Vorlage:Internetquelle". Abgerufen am 10. Februar 2011.
- ^ Robert Miller: Script error: No such module "Vorlage:Internetquelle". In: Script error: No such module "Vorlage:Internetquelle". Hearst Corporation, 10. Februar 2010, abgerufen am 10. Februar 2011.
- ^ Boyd, B. (2006, October 20). A secret history of the old Ball game. Irish Times. Retrieved July 04, 2007, from http://www.irishtimes.com/theticket/articles/2006/1020/1160606784745.html
- ^ Craig Giammona: Script error: No such module "Vorlage:Internetquelle". In: Script error: No such module "Vorlage:Internetquelle". Abgerufen am 10. Februar 2011.