In the history of business, Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild as British banker and zoologist (1868–1937).
Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild was born at London in 1868. His recorded nationality is the United Kingdom. He was educated at Magdalene College.
The nineteenth century professionalised nearly everything: salaried posts, formal training, and audiences large enough to sustain a career.
He worked as banker, politician and ornithologist.
Commercial success is easy to measure and hard to interpret; timing and market do much of the work.
His recorded fields of work are zoology, entomology and ornithology.
His work was formally recognised with the Victoria Medal of Honour and honorary doctor of the University of Giessen.
That the work was done from the United Kingdom matters. Opportunity has never been evenly distributed, and where a person is based shapes which doors open and whose work gets seen.
Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild died in 1937, aged 69. What survives is the work, which is the only durable form of a reputation.
Achievements
- Educated at Magdalene College
- Worked as banker, politician and ornithologist
