John Quiller Rowett
✓ Source-basedfallingBritish businessman (1876-1924)
Business ProfessionalsLived 1876 to 1924 · aged 48
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John Quiller Rowett was a British businessman, philanthropist, who endowed the Rowett Research Institute. His wealth and business expertise were instrumental in supporting ambitious projects, most famously his backing of Ernest Shackleton’s final Antarctic expedition, on RYS Quest - The Shackleton-Rowett Expedition.
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Lived 1876 to 1924 · aged 48
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