Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild

Born

February 8, 1868

Died

August 27, 1937 (aged 69)

Known as

banker, politician, ornithologist, entomologist, lepidopterist, zoological collector

Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, was a British banker, politician, zoologist, and soldier, who was a member of the Rothschild family. As a Zionist leader, he was presented with the Balfour Declaration, which pledged British support for a Jewish national home in Palestine. Rothschild was the president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews from 1925 to 1926.

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