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Apr 30, 1834 London Died on 28 May 1913 (aged 79)
British banker, Liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath
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About John Lubbock 1st Baron Avebury
- John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, 4th Baronet, (30 April 1834 – 28 May 1913), known as Sir John Lubbock, 4th Baronet from 1865 until 1900, was an English banker, Liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath.
- Lubbock worked in his family company as a banker but made significant contributions in archaeology, ethnography, and several branches of biology.
- He coined the terms "Paleolithic" and "Neolithic" to denote the Old and New Stone Ages, respectively.
- He helped establish archaeology as a scientific discipline, and was also influential in nineteenth-century debates concerning evolutionary theory.
- He introduced the first law for the protection of the UK's archaeological and architectural heritage.
- He was also a founding member of the X Club.
