名人遺產(chǎn)大揭秘:馬克思領(lǐng)銜窮人榜(組圖)
作者:滬江英語(yǔ)
2010-08-17 16:09
家族史網(wǎng)站
In a world-first, , the UK's number one family history website, today launched online the England and Wales National Probate Calendar, 1861-1941 – an index to more than six million wills proven across the 19th and 20th centuries.
是英國(guó)第一、世界一流的家族史網(wǎng)站,目前站上首次公布了一份1861年到1941年間英格蘭和威爾士國(guó)家的遺囑記錄,其中包含了整個(gè)19世紀(jì)和20世紀(jì)600多萬(wàn)份有效遺囑。
Combined, the value of the 6,079,000 estates in the index reveals a fortune that today would be worth more than £20 billion, yet despite this impressive figure, the average value of our ancestors' estates is a rather modest £3,400.
遺囑記錄中所有6079000處不動(dòng)產(chǎn)的總價(jià)值在今天高達(dá)200多億英鎊,然而,盡管這個(gè)數(shù)字非常驚人,英國(guó)祖先平均所擁有的資產(chǎn)僅為可憐的3400英鎊。
In addition to the material value of the estate, probate calendar books provide a rich source of information for family history enthusiasts as each entry may also include the name of the deceased, the date and place of death, and, in some cases, bequest recipients.
除了不動(dòng)產(chǎn)本身的價(jià)值外,遺囑年鑒還提供給家族史愛(ài)好者豐富的信息來(lái)源,包括死者姓名、死亡時(shí)間和地點(diǎn),在某些情況下還包含遺產(chǎn)接受者。
南極探險(xiǎn)家沙克爾頓爵士
Included in the index are numerous famous names such as once-rich polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, who died in 1922 leaving an estate of just £556 (£20,000 today), having lost his fortune in failed money-making schemes.
在這些遺囑中可以看到很多聞名遐邇的名字。比如曾經(jīng)一度富裕的南極探險(xiǎn)家沙克爾頓爵士,由于在投資計(jì)劃中屢次失敗而喪失了原有的財(cái)產(chǎn),1922年去世時(shí)他僅留下了價(jià)值556英鎊(相當(dāng)于現(xiàn)在的2萬(wàn)英鎊)的一處房產(chǎn)。
無(wú)產(chǎn)階級(jí)的偉大導(dǎo)師馬克思
Fittingly, the anti-capitalist Karl Marx died in 1883 almost as poor as Shackleton, leaving just £250 (£23,000 today) to his youngest daughter Eleanor.
與之相應(yīng)的是資本主義的大敵卡爾·馬克思,1883年去世時(shí),馬克思也和沙克爾頓爵士一樣窮,只留下了250英鎊(相當(dāng)于現(xiàn)在的23000英鎊)給他的小女兒埃莉諾。
賣(mài)藥致富的霍洛威
In contrast, Thomas Holloway, a man who made his fortune selling medicines and ointments, left one of the largest estates in the index, worth £600,000 in 1883 – the equivalent of £55 million today.
與他們形成對(duì)比的則是托馬斯·霍洛威,他靠著賣(mài)藥片、藥膏而發(fā)財(cái)致富,成為記錄中遺產(chǎn)最多的人之一,1883年去世后留下了價(jià)值60萬(wàn)英鎊(相當(dāng)于現(xiàn)在的5500萬(wàn)英鎊)的不動(dòng)產(chǎn)。
進(jìn)化論的奠基人達(dá)爾文
Charles Darwin – the acclaimed naturalist Charles Robert Darwin is listed as having left a personal estate worth £146,911 (around £13 million today) when he died in 1882
查爾斯·達(dá)爾文——這位受人愛(ài)戴的自然學(xué)家于1882年去世,留下了價(jià)值146911英鎊(大約相當(dāng)于現(xiàn)在的1300萬(wàn)英鎊)的個(gè)人不動(dòng)產(chǎn)
(達(dá)爾文出生在富貴家庭,能留下這些遺產(chǎn)也不足為奇)
批判現(xiàn)實(shí)主義作家狄更斯
Charles Dickens – the famous Victorian author Charles John Huffham Dickens died leaving 'effects under £80,000' (around £7.1 million today) when he died in 1870
查爾斯·狄更斯——維多利亞時(shí)期著名的作家狄更斯于1870年去世,他留下了不到8萬(wàn)英鎊(大約相當(dāng)于現(xiàn)在的710萬(wàn)英鎊)的動(dòng)產(chǎn)
(與達(dá)爾文相比,狄更斯從小家境貧寒,由于父親的債務(wù)問(wèn)題,10歲時(shí)全家還被迫遷入負(fù)債者監(jiān)獄。所以說(shuō)他全是靠著自己的刻苦自學(xué)和艱辛勞動(dòng)成為知名作家,才得以留下這些財(cái)富的)
“巧克力之王”吉百利
John Cadbury – the 'King of Chocolate' John Cadbury died with a personal estate of £43,773 (around £4.2 million today) when he died in 1889
約翰·吉百利——有著“巧克力之王”稱(chēng)號(hào)的約翰·吉百利于1889年去世,死后留下了價(jià)值43773英鎊(大約相當(dāng)于現(xiàn)在的420萬(wàn)英鎊)的個(gè)人不動(dòng)產(chǎn)
(這位就是我們現(xiàn)在吃的吉百利巧克力的創(chuàng)始人哦~)
英國(guó)前首相內(nèi)維爾·張伯倫
Other notable names include:
其他公布遺產(chǎn)的名人還有:
former Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (in 1940 with £84,013 - £3.5 million today)
英國(guó)前首相內(nèi)維爾·張伯倫:1940年去世,留下84013英鎊(相當(dāng)于現(xiàn)在的350萬(wàn)英鎊)
科學(xué)家邁克爾·法拉第
scientist Michael Faraday (in 1867 with £6,000 - £500,000 today)
科學(xué)家邁克爾·法拉第:1867年去世,留下6000英鎊(相當(dāng)于現(xiàn)在的50萬(wàn)英鎊)
“福爾摩斯之父”柯南道爾爵士
Arthur Conan Doyle (in 1931 with £63,491 - £3,000,000 today)
“福爾摩斯之父”柯南道爾爵士:1931年去世,留下63491英鎊(相當(dāng)于現(xiàn)在的300萬(wàn)英鎊)