Background
Rothschild, Miriam Louisa was born on August 5, 1908 in Ashton Wold, England. Daughter of Nathaniel Charles and Rozsika (De Wertheimstein) Rothschild.
(The Rothschild family, famed as financiers, has exerted a...)
The Rothschild family, famed as financiers, has exerted a huge impact on Western social and political history over nearly two centuries. Less well-known, but also of significance, is their influence on the landscape, for many members of the family have been passionate gardeners. They have created gardens and parklands that have become an important part of the heritage of several countries. This volume explores the greatest Rothschild parks and gardens, as they were and as they are today. Readers visit European gardens frequented by kings and rulers. There is also a glimpse into private gardens today, including Miriam Rothschild's own beautiful conservation garden, home to birds, beasts and butterflies. Family members adopted styles of gardening and design which range from parklands to formal parterres. At the turn of the century, Alice de Rothschild spent the equivalent of nearly half-a-million pounds annually on her gardens and grounds near Grasse, France. As well as a fondness for showy bedding displays and elaborate topiary, Rothschilds have always enjoyed producing fruit and vegetables. Baron Edmond, for example, used to delight guests at his households in Paris or Boulogne by inviting them to pick fresh fruit straight from dwarf trees brought into the dining room. Containing numerous anecdotes, this book features photographs which illustrate the developments in the family's styles and scale of gardening. The author conveys the competitiveness and drive for perfection that has typified the family's behaviour in gardening, as well as in business. This quest has led several Rothschilds to become plant specialists, and botanical gardens worldwide have benefitted from their collections. Miriam Rothschild is the author of "Dear Lord Rothschild", "Butterfly Cooing Like a Dove" and "The Butterfly Gardener".
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More than just a book about beautiful gardens and estates, this lavishly illustrated volume tells the story of a remarkable family through a combination of glorious photographs and extraordinary anecdotes. The Rothschild family has enjoyed a colorful history over the past two centuries. Their skill as bankers enabled them to make a huge impact on Western social and political history. Yet while dominating the markets, the family has simultaneously expended a tremendous amount of time, energy, and material resources cultivating the landscape. The family has generated many passionate and knowledgeable gardeners, skillfully creating magnificent parklands and gardens throughout England, Europe, Israel, and elsewhere. Enthusiastic and flamboyant, the Rothschilds have always been fond of showy bedding displays and elaborate topiary, but they have also enjoyed producing fruits and vegetables. Baron Edmond delighted guests at his households in Paris and Boulogne by inviting them to pick fresh fruit—ripe red or black cherries or greengage plums—straight from dwarf trees to the dining room! The fabulous scale of many of their enterprises is hardly imaginable today. An entertaining and informative text covers Rothschild gardens from their beginnings in the German ghetto to the magnificent parklands of today. Miriam Rothschild, granddaughter of the first Lord Rothschild, explores her family’s greatest estates and gardens as they are and once were, a privileged tour including her own beautiful conservation garden, home to birds, beasts, and butterflies. Archival pictures of many of the gardens and the characters involved accompany Ms. Rothschild’s intimate, amusing look at the competitiveness and drive for perfection that has typified her family’s behavior in gardening, as well as in business. The unique combination of historical and lush, contemporary photography provides a seamlessly integrated tour of both the Rothschild gardens and personalities and will appeal to history and horticulture buffs alike. Other Details: 133 illustrations, 107 in full color
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(The Rothschild family, famed financiers, has exerted a hu...)
The Rothschild family, famed financiers, has exerted a huge impact on Western social and political history over nearly two centuries. Less well known is their influence on the landscape, for many members of the family have been passionate gardeners. They have created gardens and parklands that have become an important part of our heritage, inspiring gardeners worldwide.
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Rothschild, Miriam Louisa was born on August 5, 1908 in Ashton Wold, England. Daughter of Nathaniel Charles and Rozsika (De Wertheimstein) Rothschild.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Oxford (England) University, 1968. Doctor of Science (honorary), Gothenburg (Sweden) University, 1983. Doctor of Science (honorary), Hull (England) University, 1984.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Northwestern University, 1986. Doctor of Science (honorary), Leicester (England) University, 1987. Doctor of Science (honorary), Open University, England, 1988.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Essex (England) University, 1988. Doctor of Science (honorary), Cambridge (England) University, 1999.
Visiting professor biology Royal Free Hospital, London. Romanes lecturer University of Oxford, l985, honorary fellow St. Hugh's College.
(More than just a book about beautiful gardens and estates...)
(The Rothschild family, famed as financiers, has exerted a...)
(The Rothschild family, famed financiers, has exerted a hu...)
Trustee British Museum Natural History, l967-75. Fellow Royal Society. Member Zoological and Entomological Research Council, Marine Biological Association, Royal Entomological Society, Systematics Association, Society for Promotion Nature Reserve, Zoological Society Foreign Office (publications committee l940-42), American Academy Arts and Sciences, Queens Club (London), Entomological Club (London).
Married George Lane, l943 (divorced l957). 4 children and 2 adopted children.