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Walter Rothschild: The Man, the Museum and the
Menagerie
Miriam Rothschild
This compelling biography reveals the extraordinary life of Walter Rothschild – the best known zoologist of his day and one of Britain’s great eccentrics.
Born into what was one of the wealthiest families in the world, he amassed the largest single accumulation of zoological specimens ever collected by one person. Walter’s life traversed the fields of politics and finance as well as zoology and was packed with both achievements and incident.
From his involvement with the Balfour Declaration to his prodigious personal scientific output, Walter's life was anything but commonplace. He established his own private Museum in 1892, now the Natural History Museum at Tring, drove a team of zebra down Piccadilly and into the forecourt of Buckingham Palace, and was a victim of blackmail for many years.
With the help of
evocative photographs Miriam Rothschild has produced an absorbing narrative
which reveals the complexities and conflicts this remarkable man faced during
his life.
Published by the Natural History Museum. The book was originally published in hardback under the title Dear Lord Rothschild: Birds, Butterflies and History.
Key Features
- Engaging narrative reveals the life of one of Britain’s great eccentrics
- Includes 32 pages of evocative illustrations
- Written by Walter Rothschild's niece, the revered naturalist Dame Miriam Rothschild
About the author
Miriam Rothschild was the niece of Walter Rothschild and, a renowned naturalist herself, shared her uncle’s passion for the natural world. In 1995 she was elected a
Fellow of the Royal Society and was made a Dame in 2000. Dame Miriam died in 2005.
Related Titles
Life through a Lens (2003), Alfred Waterhouse and the Natural History Museum (1999) and The Natural History Museum: Nature's Treasurehouse (2001).
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