Smithsonian–Roosevelt African Expedition
1909 United States expedition to Africa collecting animal specimens
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Summary
Smithsonian–Roosevelt African Expedition is a research expedition[1]. It draws 349 Wikipedia views per month (research expedition category, ranking #44 of 114).[2]
Key Facts
- Named after: Smithsonian Institution[3], Theodore Roosevelt[4]
- Commons category: Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition[5]
- Start time: March 23, 1909[6]
- End time: 1910[7]
- Participant: Edmund Heller[8], Theodore Roosevelt[9], Edgar Alexander Mearns[10], Kermit Roosevelt[11], Richard John Cuninghame[12], Leslie Tarlton[13], John Alden Loring[14]
- Official website: https://www.si.edu/object/auth_exp_fbr_EACE0006[15]
- Sponsor: Andrew Carnegie[16], Smithsonian Institution[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition[18]
- Director / manager: Richard John Cuninghame[19]
- Described by source: Smithsonian African expedition under the direction of Col. Theodore Roosevelt (1909-1910), book 1, numbers 1-1858[20], Smithsonian African expedition under the direction of Col. Theodore Roosevelt (1909-1910), book 2, numbers 1859-3094[21], Fort Totten bird and mammal notes and introduction to Smithsonian African Expedition[22]
- Start point: Mombasa[23]
- Has goal: insect collecting[24], plant collecting[25], big-game hunting[26]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Research expeditions[27], WikiProject Smithsonian Names[28]
Why It Matters
Smithsonian–Roosevelt African Expedition is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]