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The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), often shortened to RGS, is a learned society and professional body for geography based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical sciences, the society has 16,000 [ 1 ] members, with its work reaching the public through publications ...
He was awarded the Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) in 1994, [7] and was President of the RGS from 2000 to 2003. [8] In 2002, he received the Scottish Geographical Medal of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. [9] He was knighted for services to higher education in the Queen's 2002 New Year's Honours list. [10]
The Society was set up in the model of a small number of other pioneering organisations such as La Société de Géographie (1812) in Paris; the Geographical Society of London (1830); and the American Geographical Society (1851).
Among his first tasks was the relaunching of the Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society as the Geographical Journal in 1893, in order to appeal to a wider audience. He was officially given the title of secretary in 1896. [2] Between 1914 and 1915, Keltie served as president of the Geographical Association, succeeded by the author Hilaire ...
The exhibition "Ascent to Glory," included photographs, films and artifacts from five expeditions from the period 1921 to 1953. The Bowers Museum presented the exhibition in partnership with London's Royal Geographical Society. [7]
She has been sponsored by the National Art Collections Fund at the Royal Geographical Society, and provided several of the annual talks for the National Trust at The Royal Festival Hall. She has also travelled on board the QE2 to speak for the National Trust and the Royal Oak Foundation and she has spoken at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
The Ness Award is an annual award of the Royal Geographical Society to travellers, particularly those who have successfully popularised Geography and the wider understanding of our world and its environments. [1]
After his 1969 achievement in reaching the pole, he was awarded the Polar Medal and bar; the Founders' Medal of the Royal Geographical Society, the gold medals of several Geographical Societies, and the Explorers Medal of the Explorers Club. A mountain range and a plateau were named after him in the Antarctic.