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File:Photograph of First Lady Bess Truman at the White House with a delegation of Girl Scouts, who are presenting her with... - NARA - 200404.jpg American First Lady Bess Truman with Girl Scouts and their volunteer leaders An avocation is an activity that someone engages in as a hobby outside their main occupation. There are many examples of people whose professions were the ways that they made their livings, but for whom their activities outside their workplaces were their true passions in life.[ 1] [ 2] Lord Baden-Powell and others, people who pursue an avocation are more remembered by history for their avocation than for their professional career.
Many times, a person's regular vocation may lead to an avocation. Many forms of humanitarian campaigning, such as work for organizations like 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] Template:Compact ToC
People whose avocations were not their vocations A File:Ambros August Wilhelm 1862.jpg August Wilhelm Ambros
B File:Robert Baden-Powell in South Africa, 1896 (2).jpg Baden-Powell, Robert
Person
Avocation
Vocation
Baden-Powell, Robert Scouting Military officer
Balzary, Michael Non-profit management Musician
Barr, William Bagpiper Attorney
Benedetto, Anthony Painter
Singer
Bennett, William Clarinetist
Physicist
Billroth, Theodor Pianist
Surgeon
Blades, Rubén Activist
Musician
Blom, Gertrude Social anthropologist Journalist
Borodin, Alexander Composer
Chemist
Brontë, Charlotte Author
Governess
Butchart, Harvey Grand Canyon explorer Mathematics professor
C File:Nikolaus Kopernikus.jpg Copernicus
D File:Olivia d'Abo 2010.jpg Olivia d'Abo
E File:Johannes-Scotus-Erigena.jpg Johannes Scotus Eriugena
F File:VeronicaFranco.jpg Veronica Franco
G File:J Paul Getty crop.jpg J. Paul Getty
H File:Hilda Hewlett.jpg Hilda Hewlett
I File:Ingres, Self-portrait.jpg Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
J File:Brian Jacques1 crop.jpg Brian Jacques
K File:Ada Byron aged seventeen (1832).jpg Ada Lovelace
L File:Hedy Lamarr in Dishonored Lady 5.jpg Hedy Lamarr
M File:Gaston B. Means NPC.jpg Gaston Means
N File:His-Imperial-Majesty-Emperor-Norton-I-portrait-crop.jpg Emperor Norton
O File:Anna Behr Uhl Ottendorfer.jpg Ottendorfer, Anna
P File:MichaelAlfredPeszke.jpg Michael Alfred Peszke
Q File:Nuremberg chronicles f 122r 2.png Quirinus
R File:Jeri Ryan (2012).jpg Jeri Ryan
S File:Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Rothwell.tif Shelley, Mary
T File:J. R. R. Tolkien, ca. 1925.jpg Tolkien, J. R. R.
U File:Tracey Ullman 1990.jpg Tracey Ullman
V File:Jean-Claude Van Damme June 2, 2007, cropped.jpg Jean-Claude Van Damme
W File:Mary Garrity - Ida B. Wells-Barnett - Google Art Project - restoration crop.jpg Wells, Ida B.
X File:Iannis Xenakis 1975.jpg Xenakis, Iannis
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Fictional people whose avocations were not their vocations File:Batman Cosplayer at DragonCon.jpg Bruce Wayne as his alter ego Batman See also References
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