Lord Avebury

Japanese: ロード･エーブリー（英語表記）Lord Avebury

1834‐1913
English banker, politician, scientist, and author. His real name was John Lubbock. He was created a peer in 1900 and took the title Lord Avery. Born in London, he lived in Down, Kent for most of his life. He developed an interest in natural history at an early age, and was strongly influenced by his father's friend Charles Darwin, who moved to Down in 1841. He went to Eton College, but left when his father became ill. In 1849, just before he was 15, he joined his father's bank, where he showed extraordinary talent and later held many important positions.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1834‐1913
イギリスの銀行家，政治家，科学者，著述家。本名ジョン･ラボックJohn Lubbock。1900年貴族に列せられてエーブリー卿を称した。ロンドンに生まれ，生涯の大部分をケント州ダウンDownに住んだ。早くから自然史に興味をもち，父の友人C.ダーウィンが1841年ダウンに移住してのちは，その影響を強く受けた。イートン校に進んだが，父の病気でやめ，49年，15歳前に父の銀行に入って異常な才能を発揮し，のち多くの要職に就いた。

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