Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild

Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937), a scion of the Rothschild family, was a British banker, politician, and zoologist. Walter Rothschild was the eldest son and heir of Lord [Nathan] Rothschild, an immensely wealthy financier, and the first Jewish peer in England. At the age of seven, he declared that he would run a zoological museum. As a child, he collected insects, butterflies, and animals. Among h... more

Date of birth:

  • Feb 8, 1868

Date of death:

  • Aug 27, 1937 (age 69 years)

Also known as:

  • Walter Rothschild
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