Miriam Rothschild

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Dame Miriam Louisa Rothschild , DBE (born August 5, 1908 in Ashton Wold , Oundle , Northamptonshire , † January 20, 2005 there ) was a highly honored British marine biologist and zoologist .

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Rothschild was the eldest daughter of the Hon. Nathaniel Charles Rothschild and the niece of Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild . She did not go to school, but was taught by her parents. She also did not have a university degree, but was awarded several honorary doctorates . She was considered an outstanding scientist in the field of flea research and was a member of the Royal Society .

As a child, Rothschild was interested in butterflies and ladybugs , later her love for fleas came along, which earned her the name “Mistress of Fleas”. She kept the fleas in plastic bags in her bedroom .

In 1938 she was raised to the protocol status of the daughter of a baron . In 1982 she was accepted as Commander in the Order of the British Empire and in 1999 she was ennobled as Dame Commander of the same order.

Rothschild was the mother of six children. In addition to her job, she was a farmer and landlady . She has held numerous offices in British professional societies and museums. She has published many specialist books and more than 300 scientific articles. She dedicated her six-volume catalog on fleas to her father and her uncle Walter, the 2nd Baron Rothschild,

Rothschild financed her laboratory with income from her farm. She received gold medals for her fruit plantations, and her high-quality gooseberry plantations became known .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Miriam Rothschild, High-Spirited Naturalist, Dies at 96 - Part 1
  2. ^ The London Gazette : No. 34496, p. 2003 , HMSO, March 25, 1938.
  3. ^ The London Gazette : No. 49008, p. 9 , HMSO, June 11, 1982.
  4. ^ The London Gazette : No. 55710 (Supplement), p. 8 , HMSO, December 31, 1999.
  5. ↑ Miriam Rothschild, High-Spirited Naturalist, Dies at 96 - Part 2
  6. ↑ A Tribute to Mirfam Rothschild: Entomologist Extraordinaire
personal data
SURNAME Rothschild, Miriam
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rothschild, Miriam Louisa (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British zoologist
DATE OF BIRTH 5th August 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Ashton Wold , Oundle , Northamptonshire
DATE OF DEATH January 20, 2005
Place of death Ashton Wold , Oundle , Northamptonshire