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Smithsonian–Roosevelt African Expedition

Index Smithsonian–Roosevelt African Expedition

The Smithsonian–Roosevelt African Expedition was an expedition to Africa led by outgoing American president Theodore Roosevelt and outfitted by the Smithsonian Institution. [1]

21 relations: April 1909, Carl Akeley, Edgar Alexander Mearns, Ellis Stanley Joseph, Frederick Selous, Gondokoro, James L. Clark, John Alden Loring, Kermit Roosevelt, King African mole-rat, List of big-game hunters, Loring's rat, March 23, Schoenhut doll, Sir Alfred Pease, 2nd Baronet, Theodore Roosevelt, Ticker tape parade, Uganda Railway, White hunter, .500/450 Nitro Express, 1909 in the United States.

April 1909

The following events occurred in April 1909.

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Carl Akeley

Carl Ethan Akeley (May 19, 1864 – November 17, 1926) was a pioneering American taxidermist, sculptor, biologist, conservationist, inventor, and nature photographer, noted for his contributions to American museums, most notably to the Field Museum of Natural History and the American Museum of Natural History.

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Edgar Alexander Mearns

Edgar Alexander Mearns (September 11, 1856 in Highland Falls, New York – November 1, 1916 in Washington, D.C.) was a notable American ornithologist and field naturalist.

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Ellis Stanley Joseph

Ellis Stanley Joseph (Ellis S. Joseph) was a collector and trader in wildlife in the early part of the 20th century.

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Frederick Selous

Frederick Courteney Selous DSO (31 December 1851 – 4 January 1917) was a British explorer, officer, hunter, and conservationist, famous for his exploits in Southeast Africa.

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Gondokoro

Gondokoro island is located in Jubek State and was located in the erstwhile state of Central Equatoria before 2015.

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James L. Clark

James L. Clark (18 November 1883 in Providence, Rhode Island – 1969), was a distinguished American explorer, sculptor and scientist.

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John Alden Loring

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Kermit Roosevelt

Kermit Roosevelt, MC (October 10, 1889 – June 4, 1943) was an American businessman, soldier, explorer, and writer.

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King African mole-rat

The King African mole-rat,Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 924 King mole-rat, or Alpine mole-rat, (Tachyoryctes rex) is a burrowing rodent in the genus Tachyoryctes of family Spalacidae.

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List of big-game hunters

This is a list of famous big-game hunters who gained fame largely or solely because of their big-game hunting exploits.

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Loring's rat

Loring's rat (Thallomys loringi) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

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March 23

No description.

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Schoenhut doll

Schoenhut dolls were wooden dolls produced by the Schoenhut Piano Company between 1903 and 1935.

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Sir Alfred Pease, 2nd Baronet

Sir Alfred Edward Pease, 2nd Baronet (29 June 1857 – 27 April 1939), was a British Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1885 and 1902 and who became a pioneer settler of British East Africa, now Kenya.

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Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919) was an American statesman and writer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909.

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Ticker tape parade

A ticker tape parade is a parade event held in a built-up urban setting, allowing large amounts of shredded paper (originally actual ticker tape, but now mostly confetti) to be thrown from nearby office buildings onto the parade route, creating a celebratory effect by the snowstorm-like flurry.

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Uganda Railway

Mainly built to serve as a transport system of carrying goods such as minerals from interior Uganda and the Magadi section in Kenya, the once famous railway also faced some drawbacks to its completion.

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White hunter

White hunter is a literary term used for professional big game hunters of European or North American backgrounds who plied their trade in Africa, especially during the first half of the 20th century.

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.500/450 Nitro Express

The.500/450 Magnum Nitro Express is a large bore centerfire rifle cartridge developed by Holland & Holland.

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1909 in the United States

Events from the year 1909 in the United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithsonian–Roosevelt_African_Expedition

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