Dr. Barnum Brown, Fossil Hunter
Dr. Barnum Brown came from humble beginnings, but his interest in archaeology would lead him to world-renowned success. After his outstanding work as a student at University of Kansas, Dr. Brown was offered a spot on a fossil dig that was operated by the American Museum of Natural History.
Brown was soon hired as a field assistant for the museum, and eventually became the curator over a massive collection of dinosaur fossils that he had found himself. While participating in a dig in Hell Creek, Montana, in 1902, he located “bones of a large Carnivorous Dinosaur. He had never seen anything like it from the Cretaceous." Dr. Brown had, in fact, discovered the first skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex. Over the next few decades he made several more significant discoveries. Dr. Brown’s work made him a kind of scientific celebrity, and people flocked to see both him and the fossils he had unearthed.
During one of his earlier digs, Dr. Brown discovered a shepherd’s hut that was entirely made from fossils. August 9, 1934. Dr. Brown’s worldwide travels gave him important geographic information, which he provided to the U.S. government during World War II. 1911.
The many discoveries of Dr. Brown made him wildly famous. People would flock to his train when he came into town. September 30, 1903, Lewistown, Montana. Dr. Brown’s knowledge was sought after for several projects, including the dinosaur sequence in Walt Disney’s film Fantasia, in 1913.
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