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Rollo Beck

Rollo Howard Beck (1870 - 1950) was a US ornithologist and explorer.

In 1920 Beck and his wife Ida set off on a voyage across the Pacific to collect bird specimens for the American Museum of Natural History. The expedition was financed by Harry Payne Whitney . The Becks returned to the United States in 1929 with over 40,000 bird skins and a large anthropological collection.


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The Pacific Voyages of Rollo Beck

07-10-2008 09:35:13
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