Andrews, Roy Chapman (1884-1960), was well known as an author and explorer, and as a leader of expeditions for the American Museum of Natural History. As a result of work from 1908 to 1914 in Alaska and Asia, he became an authority on whales. Between 1916 and 1930, Andrews led expeditions to central and eastern Asia. In the Gobi Desert, he and his co-workers found the remains of Baluchitherium, the largest land mammal that ever lived. They also discovered the first dinosaur eggs ever found and unearthed evidence of a prehistoric civilization.
Andrews was born on Jan. 26, 1884, in Beloit, Wisconsin, and he graduated from Beloit College. He served as Director of the American Museum of Natural History from 1935 to 1942. Andrews wrote several books, including Whale Hunting with Gun and Camera (1916), The New Conquest of Central Asia (1932), and Beyond Adventure (1954). He died on March 11, 1960.
