Portrait of Theodore Roosevelt. Source and license are linked in the caption.

Theodore Roosevelt

Born

26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919).

Measurements

Height
179 cm5′10″

Measurement dates not supplied.

Quick Facts

Died
1919-01-06
Occupation
explorer · historian · essayist · writer · politician · autobiographer · rancher · naturalist · statesperson · conservationist · ornithologist · diarist · scientific collector · governor · jurist
Citizenship
United States
Birthplace
New York City · New York · Manhattan
Membership
American Academy of Arts and Letters · since 1898
Membership
American Historical Association · since 1912
Membership
American Philosophical Society · since 1906
Membership
Phi Beta Kappa Society · since 1880
Affiliation
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Affiliation
Camp Fire Club

Relationships

Theodore Roosevelt is the child of Theodore Roosevelt Sr. and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt.

Spouses & partners

Awards & Nominations

Date / resultAward / category
2001
Received
Medal of Honor
1917
Received
David Livingstone Centenary Medal
1910
Received
Honorary Doctorate from the National Autonomous University of Mexico
1906
Received
Nobel Peace Prize
1906
Nominated
Nobel Peace Prize
—
Received
Honorary doctor of the Humboldt University of Berlin
—
Received
Honorary doctorate from the University of Cairo

Works & Screen Credits

  • African game trails : an account of the African wanderings of an American hunter-naturalist
  • Hunting trips of a ranchman, sketches of sport on the northern cattle plains;
  • The wilderness hunter; an account of the big game of the United States and its chase with horse, hound, and rifle;

Education

Theodore Roosevelt’s education and training.

  • Harvard College
  • Columbia University
  • Columbia Law School
  • Friends Seminary

Languages

Native language

  • American English

Other languages

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Italian

Sources & Credits

Wikidata · Q33866 ↗
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Portrait source & license ↗

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