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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.

Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements in human happiness. It trains the mind through the eye, and the eye through the mind. As the sun colors flowers, so does art color life.

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John Lubbock

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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John Lubbock

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