Dame Miriam Rothschild Family Tree
“Queen of the Fleas / Famed Entomologist & Author”
Biography
Biography
Dame Miriam Rothschild (1908–2005) was one of Britain's most celebrated naturalists. Having no formal schooling, she became a world authority on siphonaptera (fleas) and insect physiology, publishing over 350 scientific papers and six volumes cataloging the Rothschild flea collection.
During WWII she worked on Enigma decrypts at Bletchley Park. In later life, she pioneered wildflower meadow restoration and organic farming, serving as a trustee of the Natural History Museum.
Dame Miriam Rothschild’s Immediate Family
Parents
Spouses
- George Lanehusband
How Dame Miriam Rothschild Is Related to the Rothschild Family Tree
- Dame Miriam Rothschild is Mayer Amschel Rothschild's 3× great-granddaughter. View Mayer Amschel Rothschild
- Dame Miriam Rothschild is Gutle Schnapper's 3× great-granddaughter. View Gutle Schnapper
- Dame Miriam Rothschild is Nathan Mayer Rothschild's great-great-granddaughter. View Nathan Mayer Rothschild
- Dame Miriam Rothschild is Kalman (Carl) Mayer von Rothschild's great-great-granddaughter. View Kalman (Carl) Mayer von Rothschild
- Dame Miriam Rothschild is Lionel Nathan de Rothschild's great-granddaughter. View Lionel Nathan de Rothschild
- Dame Miriam Rothschild is Jakob (James) Mayer de Rothschild's 3× great-niece. View Jakob (James) Mayer de Rothschild
- Dame Miriam Rothschild is Betty von Rothschild's first cousin three times removed. View Betty von Rothschild
- Dame Miriam Rothschild is Alphonse James de Rothschild's first cousin three times removed. View Alphonse James de Rothschild