Thomas Griffith Taylor
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Thomas Griffith "Grif" Taylor (1 December 1880 – 5 November 1963) was an English-born geographer, anthropologist and world explorer. He was a survivor of Captain Robert Scott's Terra Nova Expedition to Antarctica (1910–1913).[1] Taylor was a senior academic geographer at universities in Sydney, Chicago, and Toronto. His writings on geography and race were controversial.
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Born | (1880-12-01)1 December 1880 Walthamstow, Essex, England |
Died | 5 November 1963(1963-11-05) (aged 82) Manly, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation(s) | Geographer, anthropologist, explorer |
Known for | Terra Nova Expedition |
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