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  2. Biography. Early life and education. Andrews was born on January 26, 1884, in Beloit, Wisconsin. As a child, he explored forests, fields, and waters nearby, developing marksmanship skills. He taught himself taxidermy and used funds from this hobby to pay tuition to Beloit College.

  3. Andrews was born at this house on January 26, 1884, the second child of Charles and Cora Chapman Andrews. At the time, the home was on the western edge of the City of Beloit. Beyond lay the “fields and woods and rushing streams” that Andrews explored in his youth.

  4. cetacean. whale. Roy Chapman Andrews (born Jan. 26, 1884, Beloit, Wis., U.S.—died March 11, 1960, Carmel, Calif.) was a naturalist, explorer, and author, who led many important scientific expeditions for which he obtained financial support through his public lectures and books, particularly on central Asia and eastern Asia.

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  5. Mar 25, 2013 · Roy Chapman Andrews was born in Beloit, Wisconsin in 1884. As a child, he was an avid explorer of local forests and waterways. In his autobiography, Under a Lucky Star, Andrews describes...

  6. 3 days ago · Among the most famous of these explorers was Roy Chapman Andrews, a flamboyant American naturalist whose exploits in the Far East became the stuff of legend. Early Life and Influences. Born in 1884 in Beloit, Wisconsin, Andrews was fascinated by nature and exploration from an early age. As he later wrote in his memoir, "I was born to be an ...

  7. Jun 8, 2018 · Paleontology: Biographies. Roy Chapman Andrews. views 1,619,527 updated Jun 08 2018. Roy Chapman Andrews (1884-1960) was an American naturalist, explorer, and author whose popular image was that of a romantic explorer in Asia. Roy Chapman Andrews was born in Beloit, Wis., on Jan. 26, 1884.

  8. Jan 26, 2012 · Roy Chapman Andrews (born January 26, 1884 -1960) was an American explorer, adventurer, naturalist, mammalogist and later director of the American Museum of Natural History in New York. As young ...

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