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Sir John Lubbock (1834–1913)
Lubbock, Sir John [Lord Avebury]. An English naturalist and palæontologist; born in London, April 30, 1834; died in 1913. His works are: ‘Prehistoric Times as Illustrated by Ancient Remains,’ etc. (1865); ‘The Origin of Civilization and the Primitive Condition of Man’ (1870); ‘Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects’ (1874); ‘Ants, Bees, and Wasps’ (1882); ‘The Pleasures of Life’ (1887); ‘On the Senses, Instincts, and Intelligence of Animals’ (1888); ‘The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World’ (1892); ‘The Use of Life’ (1894); ‘Scenery of Switzerland’ (1896). (See Critical and Biographical Introduction).