List of Famous people with last name Avebury

John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury

First Name John
Last Name Avebury
Born on April 30, 1834
Died on May 28, 1913 (aged 79)

John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, 4th Baronet,, known as Sir John Lubbock, 4th Baronet from 1865 until 1900, was an English banker, Liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath. Lubbock worked in his family company as a banker but made significant contributions in archaeology, ethnography, and several branches of biology. He coined the terms "Paleolithic" and "Neolithic" to denote the Old and New Stone Ages, respectively. He helped establish archaeology as a scientific discipline, and was also influential in nineteenth-century debates concerning evolutionary theory. He introduced the first law for the protection of the UK's archaeological and architectural heritage. He was also a founding member of the X Club.

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Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury

First Name Eric
Last Name Avebury
Born on September 29, 1928
Died on February 14, 2016 (aged 87)

Eric Reginald Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury was an English politician and human rights campaigner. He served as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Orpington from 1962 to 1970. He then served in the House of Lords, having inherited the title of Baron Avebury in 1971, until his death. In 1999, when most hereditary peers were removed from the House of Lords, he was elected by his fellow Liberal Democrats to remain. When he died, he was the longest serving Liberal Democrat peer.

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John Lubbock, 3rd Baron Avebury

First Name John
Last Name Avebury
Born on May 13, 1915
Died on June 21, 1971 (aged 56)

John Lubbock, 3rd Baron Avebury was an English peer.

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