Full name: | Nathaniel Mayer Victor Rothschild |
Born: | 31st October 1910, Kensington, Middlesex, England |
Died: | 20th March 1990, Westminster, Middlesex, England |
Batting: | Right-hand batter |
Bowling: | Leg-break |
Biography: | He was styled 'Honourable' from 1922 as a son of the second Baron Rothschild of Tring, and succeeded his father as third Baron Rothschild in 1937. Chairman, Shell Research (petrochemicals) and of NM Rothschild and Son (merchant bank); chairman, Agricultural Research Council 1948-58; director-general, Central Policy Review Staff (the government 'think-tank') 1971-74. Awarded George Medal 1944 'for dangerous work in hazardous circumstances', and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society 1953 (the only County Championship cricketer thus honoured) for his work as chairman of the ARC. Appointed GBE 1975 for services to the Cabinet Office. |
Teams: | Northamptonshire (Main FC: 1929-1931); Cambridge University (Main FC: 1930); All teams |
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