About
Author of popular books on Asia who used his publishing royalties to finance his many expeditions.
Before Fame
He took a job as a janitor at the American Museum of Natural History so that he could work with the institution.
Trivia
Among his findings in central Asia were the first fossilized dinosaur eggs ever discovered.
Family Life
He grew up near Beloit, Wisconsin.
Associated With
Nikolai Przhevalsky was another early explorer of China and Central Asia.
