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John Lubbock was born in London in 1834. He was a banker, politician, and naturalist. He coined the terms "Paleolithic" and "Neolithic" to denote the Old and New Stone Ages, respectively. He was also a member of Parliament and served as vice chancellor of the University of London. He died in 1913.
Here are some additional details about Lubbock's life and work:
* He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge.
* He was elected to Parliament in 1870 and served until 1900.
* He was vice chancellor of the University of London from 1872 to 1880.
* He was a founder of the Bank Clerks Orphanage and the Proportional Representation Society.
* He was a member of the Royal Society and the Linnean Society.
* He was knighted in 1885 and raised to the peerage as Baron Avebury in 1900.
* He is best known for his work in archaeology and anthropology.
* He died in 1913 at the age of 79.
Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.
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