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Lunchtime Talk - Sir John Lubbock, 1st Lord Avebury1:00 pm, Wednesday, 10 November, 2010 An illustrated lecture by Adrian Green, Director of Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum. Come along to the story of this busy Victorian. Sir John Lubbock was born in 1834 and brought up near Downe in Kent. He was educated at Eton following which he joined his father's bank. He was twice the Liberal MP for Maidstone and later for the University of London. He was involved in both the Bank Holidays Act of 1871 and the Ancient Monuments Act of 1882. A typical Victorian he was involved in many charitable organisations including founding in 1883 the Bank Clerks Orphanage. He also founded the Proportional Representation Society - now the Electoral Reform Society. In 1900 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Avebury. In 1865 Lubbock published 'Pre-historic times, as illustrated by ancient remains, and the manners and customs of modern savages'. He invented the terms Palaeolithic and Neolithic to denote the Old and New Stone Ages. He was also an amateur biologist and a close friend of Charles Darwin, who also lived in Downe. Lunchtime talks start at 1.10pm and last approx. 45 minutes. Bring your lunch, we will provide tea/coffee. Booking: Not required - just come along. Cost: £2.50 http://www.wiltshireheritage.org.uk/events/index.php?Action=2&thID=556&prev=1 |
Posted by goffik4th November 2010ce Edited 4th November 2010ce
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