(nathaniel)charlesrothschild(may9,1877-october12,1923)wasanenglishbankerandentomologistandamemberoftherothschildbankingfamilyofengland.


family

hewasthesonofnathanmayerrothschild,1stbaronrothschildandemmarothschild(néevonrothschild).
charlespredeceasedhisolderbrotherwalterrothschild,2ndbaronrothschild(1868-1937)whodiedwithoutissue.thepeeragethereforepassedtocharles'ssonnathanielmayervictorrothschild,3rdbaronrothschild.
charlesrothschildworkedasapartnerinthefamilybanknmrothschildandsonsinlondon.however,likehiszoologistbrother,hedevotedmuchofhisenergiestoentomologyandnaturalhistorycollecting.hiscollectionoffleasisnowintherothschildcollectionatthebritishmuseum.healsodiscoveredandnamedtheplaguevectorflea,xenopsyllacheopis(rothschild),alsoknownastheorientalratflea,atshendi,sudan,onanexpeditionin1901,publishinghisfindingin1903.

natureconservation

heisregardedasapioneerofnatureconservationinbritain,andmanagedhisestateatashtonwoldinnorthamptonshiretomaximiseitssuitabilityforwildlife,especiallybutterflies.hewasconcernedaboutthelossofwidlifehabitats,andin1912setupthesocietyforthepromotionofnaturereserves,theforerunnerofthewildlifetrustspartnership.in1915thesocietyproducedascheduleofthebestwildlifesitesinthecountry,someofwhichwerepurchasedasnaturereserves.

marriage

in1907charlesrothschildmarriedrozsikaedlevonwertheimstein(1870╟1940).theyhadfourchildren:
miriamlouisarothschild(1908-2005),azoologist
elizabethcharlotterothschild(1909-1988),knownas"liberty"
nathanielmayervictorrothschild(1910-1990),knownas"victor"
kathleenanniepannonicarothschild(1913-1990),knownas"nica",(laterbaronessnicadekoenigswarter),abebopjazzenthusiastandpatronessoftheloniousmonkandcharlieparker
sufferingfromencephalitis,in1923charlesrothschildcommittedsuicide.