roy chapman andrews

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born Jan. 26, 1884, Beloit, Wis., U.S. died March 11, 1960, Carmel, Calif. U.S. naturalist, explorer, and author. In 1906 he joined the staff of the American Museum of Natural History, where he would spend much of his working life. There he assembled one of the best collections of cetaceans in the world before turning his attention to Asiatic exploration. He led expeditions to Tibet, southwestern China, and Burma (1916-17); northern China and Outer Mongolia (1919); and Central Asia. Important discoveries included the first known dinosaur eggs, skeleton parts of Baluchitherium (the largest known land mammal), and evidence of prehistoric human life. His many books for the general public include Across Mongolian Plains (1921) and This Amazing Planet (1940)
roy chapman andrews

    Hyphenation

    Ro·y chap·man An·drews

    Turkish pronunciation

    roy çäpmın ändruz

    Pronunciation

    /ˈroi ˈʧapmən ˈanˌdro͞oz/ /ˈrɔɪ ˈʧæpmən ˈænˌdruːz/
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