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Hon. Nathaniel Charles Rothschild (9 May 1877 – 12 October 1923) was an English banker and entomologist and a member of the Rothschild family. He is remembered for The Rothschild List, a list he made in 1915 of 284 sites across Britain that he considered suitable for nature reserves .
He was Charles Rothschild, a scion of what was then the richest family in the world. In the 19th century the Rothschild banking dynasty had achieved financial pre-eminence right across Europe.
Nathaniel Charles Rothschild was the younger son of Natty and Emma. He was born on 9 May 1877 and educated at Harrow where he displayed a great talent for entomology. Charles as he was known, led the London bank from 1918-1923.
In the early twentieth century Charles Rothschild, a brilliant naturalist and banker, realised that a concerted effort and plan was needed to save wild places before they all disappeared forever.
May 26, 2017 · Read about the highlights of the fascinating Nathaniel Charles Rothschild collection of iris papers, written and researched by Archives graduate trainee Alice Evans.
May 12, 2012 · Charles Rothschild founded the Society for the Promotion of Nature Reserves (SPNR), and the successors of this scheme - known to us as the Wildlife Trusts - now manage 2,300 nature reserves
Charles Rothschild. (1877-1923), Banker and entomologist. Nathaniel Charles Rothschild. Sitter in 2 portraits. After Cambridge Rothschild entered the family bank, N.M. Rothschild. But his abiding interest was in natural history.
Nathaniel ‘Charles’ Rothschild was born in Tring in 1877. He spent much of his childhood at Tring Park, and was educated at Harrow and Trinity College Cambridge. He joined the family bank, but like his brother Walter he was fascinated by the natural world.
Although the present-day Anglo-Jewish community has been slow to address environmental issues, Charles Rothschild, an early twentieth-century banker and entomologist, made substantial contributions to nature conservation.
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