john maynard keynes was born at 7 melville road, cambridge, england. his father was john neville keynes, an economics lecturer at cambridge university. his mother was florence ada brown, a successful author and a social reformer. his younger brother, geoffrey keynes (1887–1982) was a surgeon and bibliophile (book lover). his younger sister margaret (1890–1974) married the nobel prize-winning physiologist archibald hill.