John Lubbock , 1st Baron Avebury, 4th Baronet, PC, DL, FRS (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.
He was also a founding member of the X Club..
He introduced the first law for the protection of the UK\'s archaeological and architectural heritage.
He helped establish archaeology as a scientific discipline, and was also influential in nineteenth-century debates concerning evolutionary theory.
He coined the terms "Paleolithic" and "Neolithic" to denote the Old and New Stone Ages, respectively.
Lubbock worked in his family company as a banker but made significant contributions in archaeology, ethnography, and several branches of biology.
John Lubbock , 1st Baron Avebury, 4th Baronet, PC, DL, FRS (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
