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| 2007-6-11 | [转载]A Natural Collector | ||
A Natural Collector Walter Rothschild (1868-1937) assembled the largest natural history collection ever made by one person. He charmed royalty with his zebra-drawn carriage, kept giant tortoises as pets and published around 1200 books and papers over his lifetime. Yet his personal life remains shrouded in mystery. Who was Lionel Walter, second Baron Rothschild, and how did he contribute to science? Walter Rothschild had a clear vision of what he wanted to achieve in his life. Despite being born into the world’s most powerful banking family, his dream was to open a natural history museum. Aged seven, he had chosen a curator and by twelve he had started his first museum in a shed. After his first term at the Universi.. | |||
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