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Life of Sir John Lubbock, Lord Avebury 2 Volume Set (Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century) - Softcover
The achievements of the polymath Sir John Lubbock (1834-1913) spanned banking, politics, science and philanthropy. First published in 1914, this two-volume biography by Horace G. Hutchinson (1859-1932) traces Lubbock's extraordinary life and career. Hutchinson, who knew his subject in later years, paints a highly favourable portrait of Lubbock's varied accomplishments. Notably, Lubbock became a partner of his father's bank at twenty-two, a Member of Parliament in 1870, and in 1900 received the title of Baron Avebury. Tutored in natural history by Charles Darwin in his youth, he remained fascinated by evolutionary theory: it influenced his archaeological and anthropological work, including Pre-Historic Times as Illustrated by Ancient Remains (1865) and The Origin of Civilisation and the Primitive Condition of Man (1870), both reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection. Volume 1 covers early childhood and major achievements, while Volume 2 is focused on Lubbock's personal and philanthropic interests in later life.
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The achievements of the polymath Sir John Lubbock, Lord Avebury (1834-1913) spanned banking, politics and science. This two-volume biography by Horace G. Hutchinson (1859-1932), first published in 1914, traces Lubbock's extraordinary life and career, from the early influence of Charles Darwin to professional, intellectual and philanthropic pursuits.
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- PublisherCambridge University Press
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1108076475
- ISBN 13 9781108076470
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages722
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