Smithsonian–Roosevelt African Expedition

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific research
gptkbp:collectedSpecimensIn over 11,000
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:academic_journal
journals
photographs
gptkbp:endDate 1910
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Smithsonian–Roosevelt African Expedition
gptkbp:ledTo gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
gptkbp:location gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:notableAchievement one of the largest natural history expeditions of its time
gptkbp:notableAnimalCollected gptkb:giant_eland
gptkb:white_rhinoceros
okapi
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Lake_Albert
gptkb:Gondokoro
Nairobi
gptkbp:notableCollection gptkb:American_Museum_of_Natural_History
gptkb:National_Museum_of_Natural_History
gptkb:Carnegie_Museum
gptkbp:notableEvent Theodore Roosevelt contracted malaria
gptkbp:notablePersonMet gptkb:Frederick_Selous
gptkb:Sir_Alfred_Pease
gptkb:Robert_Baden-Powell
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:African_Game_Trails
gptkbp:notableSpecimenType birds
insects
mammals
plants
reptiles
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Kermit_Roosevelt
gptkb:Edgar_Alexander_Mearns
gptkb:Edmund_Heller
gptkb:John_Alden_Loring
gptkbp:purpose collect zoological specimens
gptkbp:resultedIn expansion of Smithsonian collections
gptkbp:route from Mombasa to Khartoum
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Andrew_Carnegie
gptkbp:startDate 1909
gptkbp:transportation rail
on foot
ox cart
river steamer
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Sudan
gptkb:Uganda
gptkb:British_East_Africa
gptkb:Belgian_Congo
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:African_Game_Trails
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4