Gibbons is an important eyewitness to the Armenian Genocide and the Greek Genocide . Both events occurred in isolated regions at a time when few western observers were present . The contemporaneous reports that Gibbons made to western news organizations concerning these massacres helped corroborate and document these events for present-day scholars . According to the '' New York Times '' , " the career of Dr. Gibbons was one of high adventure . He traveled to remote corners of the world to gain first hand information on the life , religions and political conditions in Asiatic and African territories . " As such , he was a true-to-life inspiration for academic adventurers portrayed in films such as Indiana Jones
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Herbert Adams Gibbons