C. Suydam Cutting
Charles Suydam Cutting, CBE (January 17, 1889 – August 24, 1972) was an explorer, naturalist, society figure, philanthropist, and author. He travelled around the world on numerous expeditions including the Field Museum-Chicago Daily News Abyssinian, Kelley-Roosevelts Asiatic, and Vernay-Cutting Expeditions. He was among the first Europeans to enter the forbidden city of Lhasa in Tibet and is credited with introducing the Lhasa Apso breed into the United States.
C. Suydam Cutting | |
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Cutting (far left), 1927. | |
| Born | Charles Suydam Cutting January 17, 1889 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 24, 1972 (aged 83) |
| Education | Groton School |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Spouses | Helen McMahon
(m. 1932; died 1961)Mary Percy Pyne Filley
(m. 1963) |
| Parent(s) | Robert Fulton Cutting Helen Suydam Cutting |
| Relatives | Walter Lispenard Suydam (uncle) William Bayard Cutting (uncle) |
| Awards | Croix de Guerre Order of the Black Star |
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