Roy Chapman Andrews
American explorer, naturalist, and writer (1884-1960) · United States · On the map · Historical Figures · Died at 76
Roy Chapman Andrews was an American explorer, adventurer, and naturalist who became the director of the American Museum of Natural History. He led a series of expeditions through the politically disturbed Mongolia of the early 20th century into the Gobi Desert and Mongolia.
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Roy Chapman Andrews, 1913
Time cover, 29 October 1923
Mrs. Yvette Borup Andrews, first wife of Roy Chapman Andrews, feeding Tibetan Bear cub in 1917
Roy Chapman Andrews on his horse Kublai Khan in Mongolia about 1920
1921 cover of Across Mongolian Plains: A Naturalist's Account of China's Great Northwest by AndrewsAwards
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The expeditions made important discoveries and brought the first-known fossil dinosaur eggs to the museum. Chapman's popular writing about his adventures made him famous.
