Mungo Park Medal
The Mungo Park Medal is awarded by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society in recognition of outstanding contributions to geographical knowledge through exploration and/or research, and/or work of a practical nature of benefit to humanity in potentially hazardous physical and/or social environments. It was founded in honour of the Scottish explorer Mungo Park.
Winners
Source: Royal Scottish Geographical Society
- 1930 Captain Angus Buchanan
- 1931 F.S. Smythe
- 1934 Isobel W. Hutchison FRSGS
- 1935 Freya Stark
- 1936 Lawrence R. Wager MA FGS, Lecturer in Geology, University of Reading
- 1939 Dr. E. B. Worthington MA PhD, for his work in the African Research Survey
- 1944 Frank Fraser Darling
- 1948 F. Spencer Chapman, Mary Gibson Henry, Pennsylvania, USA
- 1950 Thor Heyerdahl
- 1952 W.H. Murray
- 1953 Count Eigil Knuth
- 1954 Dr. Alain Bombard
- 1955 George Christopher Band, Thomas Dempster Mackinnon
- 1961 Marjory Penham
- 1962 C.G. Malcolm Slesser
- 1969 Dr. Hugh Simpson and Myrtle Simpson
- 1975 Haroun Tazieff
- 1981 Professor Keith L. Miller
- 1987 John Ridgway
- 1988 Dr. John Hemming
- 1989 Christina Dodwell
- 1990 Charles Swithinbank
- 1991 Professor Andrew Goudie
- 1992 Nicholas Crane & Richard Crane
- 1993 Professor David Sugden
- 1994 Michael Buerk
- 1995 Nigel Winser & Shane Winser, RGS
- 1996 Michael Asher
- 1997 Professor Chalmers M. Clapperton
- 1998 Julian Pettifer, journalist and broadcaster
- 1999 Kate Adie
- 2000 Colin Thubron[1]
- 2001 Robin Hanbury-Tenison
- 2002 William Dalrymple
- 2003 John Simpson CBE, World Affairs Editor, BBC
- 2004 Norma and Maurice Joseph
- 2005 Professor Jean Malaurie
- 2006 John Hare
- 2007 Norman E. Hallendy [2]
- 2008 No award
- 2009 Ray Mears
- 2010 Rune Gjeldnes
- 2011 Ed Stafford, Explorer, author and film-maker.
- 2012 Jock Wishart
- 2013 Tim Butcher [3]
- 2014 Lindsey Hilsum
- 2016 Karen Darke
References
- ^ "Colin Thubron: 'I wanted to vanish into the background'". The Independent. London: Independent News & Media. 6 July 2002. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
- ^ "AINA Research Associate receives RSGS award.(AINA NEWS)". Arctic. 1 December 2007.
- ^ "Tim Butcher awarded the Society's Mungo Park medal". RSGS. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
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