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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]
Edward Ayearst Reeves (9 February 1862 – 17 October 1945) was a British geographer, astronomer, and cartographer.He was a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society beginning in 1896, [2] a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society from 1900, [3] and won the 1922 Cullum Geographical Medal and 1928 Victoria Medal.
Robinson became a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1945. [4] He then worked as a cartographer in the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty . In 1946 he prepared a paper describing the changes in the channels and sandbanks of the Thames Estuary, work which foreshadowed his interests in shallow water oceanography and the history of ...
She was awarded the Busk Medal by the Royal Geographical Society in 1995. [4] In the 2003 New Year Honours, Gardner was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) "for services to geography". [5] She is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS), [2] and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS). [3]
In 1993, Blashford-Snell was awarded the Patron's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society. [19] In 2006, Blashford-Snell helped the London hatmakers James Lock & Co. to design a hat to meet the needs of explorers. [20] Since 2001, he has been the Hon. Life President of the Centre for Fortean Zoology. [21] He is also a member of the Ghost Club. [22]