Thomas Griffith Taylor | |
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| Born | 1 December 1880 Walthamstow, Essex, England |
| Died | 5 November 1963 (aged 82) Manly, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Geographer, anthropologist, explorer |
| Known for | Terra Nova Expedition |
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.
- ^ Huxley, John (17 September 2008). "Eccentric explorer taken out of the shadows". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2008.