Charles Rothschild
Charles Rothschild | |
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entomologist | |
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Children | Miriam Rothschild Elizabeth Charlotte Rothschild Victor Rothschild, 3rd Baron Rothschild Pannonica Rothschild |
Parent(s) | Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild Emma Louise von Rothschild |
Nathaniel Charles Rothschild (9 May 1877 – 12 October 1923) was an
Family
Nathaniel "Charles" Rothschild was the son of Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild, and Emma Rothschild (née von Rothschild), who were cousins and Jewish members of the Rothschild banking clan. Charles predeceased his older brother Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild (1868–1937), who died without issue. The peerage therefore passed to Charles's son Victor Rothschild, 3rd Baron Rothschild. Charles boarded at Harrow School, which he found somewhat traumatising for incidents of bullying on account of his religion.[1]
He worked as a partner in the family bank
Career
Entomology
Like his
Nature conservation
Rothschild is regarded as a pioneer of nature conservation in Britain, and is credited with establishing the UK's first
Public service
As well as a Lieutenant of the City of London, Rothschild became a
Personal life
In 1907, Rothschild married
After their marriage on 6 February 1907, they lived at
- Miriam Louisa Rothschild (1908–2005), a zoologist
- Elizabeth Charlotte Rothschild (1909–1988), known as "Liberty"
- Nathaniel Mayer Victor Rothschild (1910–1990), known as "Victor", 3rd Baron Rothschild.
- Kathleen Annie Pannonica Rothschild (1913–1988), known as "Nica", a bebop jazz enthusiast and patroness of Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker
Suffering from encephalitis, in 1923 Rothschild committed suicide.[16] His suicide, when he was 46 years old, was a severe shock to his wife and four children. Rózsika died on 30 June 1940.[17]
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See also
References
- Notes
- ^ Hannah Rothschild, "The Butterfly Effect", Bonhams Magazine, Spring 2009, page 21.
- ^ Who Was Who, 1916-1928. A and C Black. 1947. p. 1277.
- ^ "Siphonaptera collections". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ "Charles Rothschild". The Wildlife Trusts. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Charles Rothschild: The banker who changed the world for good". The Independent. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ a b Barnes, Simon (2015). "Prophet and Loss". Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "Woodwalton Fen". Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Naturalist's bungalow gets a face-lift". The Hunts Post. 5 July 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-300-09632-3.
- ^ "The Rothschild List: 1915-2015 A review 100 years on" (PDF). The Wildlife Trusts. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes, 1916. Kelly's. p. 1277.
- ^ "No. 27777". The London Gazette. 21 March 1905. p. 2179.
- ISBN 9780853030003.
- ISBN 9783593397757.
- ^ "February 2016: Portrait of Rozsika Rothschild, c.1910". The Rothschild Archives. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Nathaniel (Charles) Rothschild (1877-1923)| Rothschild Family". family.rothschildarchive.org. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "The Rothschild Archive :: Genealogy".
- Sources
- Rothschild, Miriam (1983) Dear Lord Rothschild ISBN 0-09-153740-1
- Reminiscences by Rozsika's daughter, Dame Miriam Rothschild, published in the Jewish Quarterly[when?]