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Kermit Roosevelt

United States Army officer (1889–1943)
Person human Q330431
Kermit Roosevelt

Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
October 10, 1889
Date of death
June 4, 1943
Place of birth
Oyster Bay
Place of death
Fort Richardson
Country of citizenship
United States[18]
Occupation
writer, military personnel, scientific collector, businessperson, soldier
Educated at
Harvard University[19]
Award received
Military Cross, Honorary Scout[20][21]
Father
Theodore Roosevelt[11]
Mother
Edith Roosevelt[12]
Spouse
Belle Wyatt Willard[13]
Child
Joseph Willard Roosevelt, Kermit Roosevelt Jr., Betty Wyatt Roosevelt, Dirck Roosevelt[14][15][16][17]
Sibling
Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Ethel Roosevelt Derby, Archibald Roosevelt, Quentin Roosevelt, Alice Lee Roosevelt[36][37][38][39][40]
Cause of death
gunshot wound[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[35]
Collection items at
National Museum of Natural History
Described by source
Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[33]
Family
Roosevelt family[23]
Family name
Roosevelt[30]
Given name
Kermit[31]
Manner of death
suicide[32]
Military branch
British Army, United States Army[24][25]
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Military, police or special rank
major[26]
Participant in
Smithsonian–Roosevelt African Expedition[34]
Participated in conflict
World War I, World War II[28][29]
Place of burial
Fort Richardson National Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 45
ISNI
0000000083502268
VIAF cluster ID
2463964
Library of Congress authority ID
no88000115
GND ID
1056589159
American National Biography ID
0600568
Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
roosevelt-kermit-1889-1943-american-businessman-soldier-explorer-and-writer
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/64274
BHL creator ID
16917
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
115194506
Bionomia ID
Kermit Roosevelt
Comic Vine ID
4005-152029
FAST ID
226946
Show all 45 identifiers +33
Find a Grave memorial ID
4231, 5999
Freebase ID
/m/0381qy
Genealogics.org person ID
I00428311
Geni.com profile ID
6000000003037819700
IdRef ID
079505805
Kindred Britain ID
I7386
NLA Trove people ID
1166073
National Library of Greece ID
226056
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000514741
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007281612505171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9811305142505606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
307458563
Notable Names Database ID
804/000060624
Online Books Page author ID
Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943
Open Library ID
OL1483440A
OpenMLOL author ID
178573
Our Campaigns candidate ID
163262
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
333487
Prabook ID
1094227
Project Gutenberg author ID
5190
Rodovid ID
76218
SHARE Catalogue author ID
88518
SNAC ARK ID
w6wx87p3, w67s8340
SNARC ID
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
The Peerage person ID
p32296.htm#i322957
Topic's main category
Category:Kermit Roosevelt
Trading Card Database name ID
124430
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10677605
WeRelate person ID
Kermit_Roosevelt_(1)
Webb-site person ID
54116
WikiTree person ID
Roosevelt-46
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdRt4McpkJtBCgcRtgR8C
Yale LUX ID
person/b7235fc0-3e9b-4983-bdd5-0d68d09cec63

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🔗 Connections
Sibling 5
Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Alice Lee Roosevelt, Quentin Roosevelt, Archibald Roosevelt, Ethel Roosevelt Derby
Siblings 5
Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Alice Lee Roosevelt, Quentin Roosevelt, Archibald Roosevelt, Ethel Roosevelt Derby
Award received 2
Military Cross, Honorary Scout
Military branch 2
United States Army, British Army
Named after 2
Kermit, Roosevelt's muntjac
Occupation 2
writer, military personnel
Parent of 2
Theodore Roosevelt, Edith Roosevelt
Participated in conflict 2
World War II, World War I
Bionomia ID 1
Kermit Roosevelt
Cause of death 1
gunshot wound
Child 1
Kermit Roosevelt Jr.
Children (paternal) 1
Kermit Roosevelt Jr.
Collection items at 1
National Museum of Natural History
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Harvard University
Father 1
Theodore Roosevelt
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
suicide
Military, police or special rank 1
major
Mother 1
Edith Roosevelt
Participated in 1
Roosevelt–Rondon Scientific Expedition
Place of birth 1
Oyster Bay
Place of burial 1
Fort Richardson National Cemetery
Place of death 1
Fort Richardson
SNARC ID 1
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
Sex or gender 1
male
← Bionomia ID 1
Kermit Roosevelt
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Summary

Kermit Roosevelt was born on October 10, 1889[1], in Oyster Bay[2]. He died on June 4, 1943[3], in Fort Richardson[4]. He worked as a writer[5], military personnel[6], scientific collector[7], businessperson[8], and soldier[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Kermit Roosevelt include Kermit[41], a city in the United States[42], in United States[43], founded in 1938[44] and Roosevelt's muntjac[45], a taxon[46].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Kermit Roosevelt include Kermit[41], a city in the United States[42], in United States[43], founded in 1938[44] and Roosevelt's muntjac[45], a taxon[46].

FAQs

Where was Kermit Roosevelt born?

Kermit Roosevelt was born in Oyster Bay[2].

Where did Kermit Roosevelt die?

Kermit Roosevelt died in Fort Richardson[4].

Who were Kermit Roosevelt's parents?

Kermit Roosevelt's father was Theodore Roosevelt[11]. Kermit Roosevelt's mother was Edith Roosevelt[12].

Who was Kermit Roosevelt married to?

Kermit Roosevelt's spouses include Belle Wyatt Willard[13].

What did Kermit Roosevelt do for work?

Kermit Roosevelt worked as a writer[5], military personnel[6], scientific collector[7], businessperson[8], and soldier[9].

Where did Kermit Roosevelt go to school?

Kermit Roosevelt was educated at Harvard University[19].

What awards did Kermit Roosevelt receive?

Honors received include Military Cross[20] and Honorary Scout[21].

Related Entities

Edith Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. United States

References

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Kindred Britain. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  12. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 13w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Find a Grave memorial ID → 4231, 5999
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  2. 20w ago · Pegas24 · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family → Roosevelt family
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Family: Roosevelt family"
  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Harvard University
    Child → Joseph Willard Roosevelt, Kermit Roosevelt Jr., Betty Wyatt Roosevelt +1
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Educated at → —
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