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Kermit Roosevelt MC (October 10, 1889 – June 4, 1943) was a son of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. He was a graduate of Harvard University, a soldier serving in two world wars (with both the British and American Armies), a businessman, and a writer who explored two continents with his father. He fought a lifelong battle with depression and alcoholism, ultimately leading to suicide while serving in Alaska during World War II. ==Childhood and education== Kermit was born at the family residence Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay, New York, the second son of Theodore "T.R." Roosevelt, Jr. (1858—1919) and Edith Kermit Carow (1861—1948). He had an elder brother, Theodore "Ted" Roosevelt III (1887—1944), a younger sister, Ethel Carow Roosevelt (1891—1977), and two younger brothers; Archibald Bulloch "Archie" Roosevelt (1894—1979) and Quentin Roosevelt (1897—1918). His older half sister was Alice Lee Roosevelt (1884—1980), from his father's first marriage to Alice Hathaway Lee (1861—1884). As a child, he had little resistance to illness and infection. He had a flair for language, however, and read avidly. He showed a talent for writing that led to recording his experiences in World War I in a book. After attending the Groton School, he enrolled at Harvard. In 1909, as a freshman, he and his father (recently out of office as President)—both of whom loved nature and outdoor sports—went on a year-long expedition in Africa funded by the Smithsonian Institution. After this trip and a swing through Europe, Roosevelt returned to Harvard and completed four years of study in two and one-half years, graduating with the Class of 1912. He was a member of the Porcellian Club, as was his father. Roosevelt became active in the Boone and Crockett Club, a wildlife conservation organization that had been co-founded by his father. One commentator wrote that Kermit embodied the ideals of the club perhaps more purely than anyone, including his father.〔''Counting Sheep: Twenty Ways of Seeing Desert Bighorn'', edited by Gary Nabhan, University of Arizona Press, 1993, page 75.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kermit Roosevelt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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