Rowe Findley

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Cecil Rowe Findley (1925 - April 9, 2003) was an American journalist best known for his work as writer and assistant editor for National Geographic magazine.

After graduating from the University of Missouri and service in the United States Air Force during World War II, Findley joined National Geographic in 1959 and worked for the magazine for 31 years. He traveled more than 25,000 miles for assignments such as retracing the routes of historical photographer William Henry Jackson and the routes of the Pony Express. His article on the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens was voted by its readers as the most popular ever published.