Hans Egede Medal
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The Hans Egede Medal is awarded by the Royal Danish Geographical Society for outstanding services to geography, "principally for geographical studies and research in the Polar lands." It was instituted in 1916 and named after Hans Egede, a Danish missionary who established a mission in Greenland.[1]
Recipients
[edit]Source: Royal Danish Geographical Society Archived 10 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- 1921: Peter Freuchen, Godfred Hansen, and Morten Pedersen Porsild[2][3]
- 1924: Knud Rasmussen[4]
- 1925: Roald Amundsen[5]
- 1927: Lauge Koch[6]
- 1932: Henry George Watkins[7] and Therkel Mathiassen[8]
- 1933: Ejnar Mikkelsen and Kaj Birket-Smith[9]
- 1937: Hans Wilhelmsson Ahlmann[10]
- 1947: Pálmi Hannesson[11]
- 1951: Eigil Knuth[12]
- 1955: Helge Larsen[13]
- 1959: Vivian Fuchs[14]
- 1960: Paul Siple[15]
- 1971: Willi Dansgaard[16] and Børge Fristrup[17]
- 1976: Knud Ellitsgaard-Rasmussen[18] and Jørgen Meldgaard[19]
- 1980: Bent Fredskild[20]
- 1982: Gunnar Østrem[21]
- 1984: Trevor Lloyd[22]
- 1986: Preben Gudmandsen[23]
- 1992: Niels Steen Gundestrup[24]
- 1996: Bent Hasholt and Johannes Krüger[25]
- 2017: Bo Elberling[26] for his contributions to research on the Arctic
- 2022: Dorthe Dahl-Jensen[27] for her research into Earth’s climate history.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "EGEDE MEDAILLEN". Royal Danish Geographical Society. Archived from the original on 10 February 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ Andreassen, J. (2015). Altid frimodig: Biografi om polarforskeren, forfatteren og eventyreren Peter Freuchen (in Danish). Gyldendal. p. 172. ISBN 978-87-02-18590-4. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Botaniske forening i København (1955). Botanisk Tidsskrift. Botanisk tidsskrift (in Danish). H. Hagerups Forlag. p. 119. ISSN 0006-8187. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Müller, P.; Pedersen, J.V. (1968). Foregangsmaend. Foregangsmaend (in Danish). Gyldendal. p. 179. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Grønland (in Danish). Det Grønlandske Selskab. 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Grønland (in Danish). Det Grønlandske Selskab. 1992. p. 239. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Kongelige Danske geografiske selskab; Erslev, E.; Irminger, O.F.H.; Olufsen, O.; Castonier, E.; Nielsen, N. (1931). Geografisk tidsskrift (in Danish). Forlagt af Selskabet. p. 1. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Elberling, V.; Hjelmstjerne-Rosencroneske stiftelse (1932). Avis-aarbogen ...: Aarets begivenheder hjemme og ude i faa orde (in Danish). C. A. Reitzel. p. 91. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Elberling, V.; Hjelmstjerne-Rosencroneske stiftelse (1933). Avis-aarbogen ...: Aarets begivenheder hjemme og ude i faa orde (in Danish). C. A. Reitzel. p. 161 ff. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Dahl, S.; Danske selskab (Copenhagen, Denmark) (1943). Danmarks kultur ved aar 1940: bd. Den videnskabelige kultur. Danmarks kultur ved aar 1940 (in Danish). Danske forlag. p. 81. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Grønland (in Danish). Det Grønlandske Selskab. 1957. p. 9. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Aldrich, R.; Wotherspoon, G. (2020). Who'S Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History. Taylor & Francis. p. 233. ISBN 978-1-00-010075-4. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Kongelige Danske geografiske selskab (1983). Geografisk tidsskrift (in Norwegian). H. Hagerup. p. iii. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Kongelige Danske geografiske selskab (1959). Geografisk tidsskrift (in Norwegian). H. Hagerup. p. vi. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Kongelige Danske geografiske selskab (1960). Geografisk tidsskrift (in Danish). Kongelige danske geografiske selskabet. p. x. ISSN 0016-7223. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Byen under isen" (in Danish). Københavns Universitet. 3 May 2022. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Børge Fristrup". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). 17 August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Knud Ellitsgaard-Rasmussen". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). 13 July 2012. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Jørgen Meldgaard". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). 13 July 2012. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Kongelige Danske geografiske selskab (1980). Geografisk tidsskrift (in Norwegian). H. Hagerup. p. 134. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Magnusson, Magnus (12 January 2020). "Gunnar Østrem, 1922–2020 – IGS". IGS. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Kongelige Danske geografiske selskab (1983). Geografisk tidsskrift (in Norwegian). H. Hagerup. p. ii. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Preben E. Gudmandsen, DTU veteran scientist, dies at 94". www.space.dtu.dk. 2 May 2019. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Visning af: DET KONGELIGE DANSKE GEOGRAFISKE SELSKAB". Geografisk Tidsskrift (in Danish). 1 January 1992. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Visning af: Hans Egede Medaillen". Geografisk Tidsskrift (in Danish). 1 January 1998. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Head of Center Bo Elberling receives the Hans Egede Medal". Danish National Research Foundation. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "Dorthe Dahl-Jensen awarded Hans Egede Medal". Niels Bohr Institute.