The Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations et Voyages de Découverte (Great Gold Medal of Exploration and Journeys of Discovery) has been awarded since 1829 by the Société de Géographie of France for journeys whose outcomes have enhanced geographical knowledge.[1]

Recipients

YearRecipientReason
1829Captain John Franklinfor his voyage to the North Polar region
1830René Caillié and Major Alexander Gordon Laingfor their journey to Timbuktu
1832Jean Baptiste Douvillefor his journey to the Congo and in equatorial Africa
1834Captain John Rossfor his voyages in the Polar seas
1835Alcide d'Orbignyfor his journeys in southern America
1836Captain Camille Callierfor his journeys in the Orient (Middle East)
1837Captain George Backfor his voyages in the Arctic region
1838Frédéric DuBois de Montperreuxfor his journey in the Caucasus region
1841Rear-admiral Dumont d'Urvillefor his voyage to the South Pole and Oceania
1843James Clark Rossfor his discoveries in the Antarctic seas
1844Xavier Hommaire de Hellfor his voyage on the Caspian Sea
Joseph-Pons d'Arnaudfor his journey towards the source of the White Nile
1845Claude Gayfor his journey to Chile
Pierre Victor Ferret and Joseph Galinierfor their journey in Abyssinia
1846Charles Tilstone Beke and Théophile Lefebvrefor their journey in Abyssinia (medal returned by Beke)
1847Ludwig Leichhardtfor his journey in Australia
Rochet d'Héricourtfor his journey in Choa
1850Antoine and Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadiefor their journey in Abyssinia
1855Captain Robert McClurefor discovering the North-west Passage
1856Henry Barthfor his journey to Timbuktu
1857David Livingstonefor his journeys across southern Africa
1858Elisha Kent Kanefor his journey to the Arctic regions
1859Hermann, Robert and Adolf von Schlagintweitfor their explorations in Tibet and Turkestan
1860Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Spekefor their exploration of the great lakes of east Africa
1861Nicolas de Khanikoffor his exploration of the Khorassan
1864Henri Duveyrierfor his exploration of the Algerian Sahara and the country of the Touareg
1867Sir Samuel White Bakerfor his journey in equatorial Africa
1869Ernest Doudart de Lagrée and Francis Garnierfor their exploration of Indo-China
1872Alfred Grandidierfor his exploration of Madagascar
1876Gustav Nachtigalfor his journey across central Africa
1877Verney Lovett Cameronfor his journey across equatorial Africa
1878Henry Morton Stanleyfor his journey across equatorial Africa
1879Pierre Savorgnan de Brazzafor his exploration of the Upper Ogoue
1880Adolf Nordenskjoldthe Northwest Passage
1881Major Alexandre de Serpa Pintofor his journey across Africa
1884Alphonse Milne-Edwardsfor underwater surveying and dredging from the ships Travailleur and Talisman
1886Hermenegildo de Brito Capelofor his journey across southern Africa
1890Captain Louis Gustave Bingerfor his journey of exploration from the Upper Niger to the Gulf of Guinea
1891Gabriel Bonvalotfor his journey from Siberia to Tonkin via Tibet
1893Parfait-Louis Monteilfor his journey from Senegal to Tripoli via Chad
1896Prince Henri of Orléansfor his journey from the Gulf of Tonkin to the Gulf of Bombay, 1895
1897Fridtjof Nansenfor his crossing of the Arctic Sea, 1893–1896
1898Édouard Foàfor his crossing of equatorial Africa, 1894–1897
1899Emile Gentilfor exploration in Africa, from the Congo to Chad, 1895–1898
1900Jean-Baptiste Marchandfor the Congo-Nile expedition, 1896–1899
1901Fernand Foureaufor the (Foureau-Lamy) trans-Sahara expedition, 1898–1900
1902Captain Paul Joallandfor the (Joalland-Meynier) expedition to central Africa, 1899–1901
1903Auguste Paviefor his exploration of Indo-China, 1879–1895
1904Sven Hedinfor his explorations in central Asia, 1894–1902
1907Colonel Robert Emile Bourgeoisfor his geodesic expedition at the Equator
1910Sir Ernest Shackletonfor exploration of Antarctica
1912Jean-Baptiste Charcotfor his Antarctic expeditions
1913Raoul Amundsenfor the discovery of the South Pole
1914Admiral Robert E. Pearyfor the discovery of the North Pole
1918Jean Tilhofor the expedition to central Africa
1922Charles Howard-Buryfor the Everest Expedition of 1921
Charles Granville Brucefor the Everest Expedition of 1922
1923Sir Aurel Steinfor explorations in central Asia
Rosita Forbesfor her exploration of the Kufra oasis
1924Ole Olufsenfor his journey to the French Sahara
Bruneau de Laboriefor the journey from Cameroon to Cairo via Lake Tchad and the Libyan desert
1925Baron Adrien de Guerlache de Gomeryfor the Belgian Antarctic Expedition 1897–1899 and 1905: 07–09
1927Charles Lindberghfor the first crossing of the Atlantic by aeroplane
1928Jacques de Rohan-Chabotfor exploration in Angola
1929Ahmed Hassanein and Prince Kamal el Dine Husseinfor their exploration of the eastern Sahara
1932Wickliffe Preston Draperfor the Augiéras-Draper Expedition (Southern Sahara), 1927–1928
1933Georges-Marie Haardt and Louis Audouin-Dubreuilfor the Citroën Expedition to Central Asia, 1931–1932
1939Alexander Hamilton Ricefor his exploration of the Amazon Basin
1950French expedition to the Himalayas and Maurice Herzogfor the first ascent of Annapurna
1952Théodore Monodfor expeditions and studies in Africa
1953Augustin Lombardfor his study trip up Mount Everest
1954Georges Houot and Pierre Willmfor the first dive into the deep ocean in a Bathyscaphe
1955John Hunt, Baron Hunt, Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgayfor the first ascent of Mount Everest
1957Henri Lhotefor his travel and archaeological work in the Sahara
1958Vivian Fuchsfor the first transantarctic expedition and complete crossing of the continent
1970Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collinsfor the first landing on the Moon
1977Germaine Dieterlenfor Ethnology, especially the black civilisations (Dogon, Molinké and Bambara)
1979Norbert Casteretfor Speleology
1991Jean-Louis Étiennefor his transantarctic expedition
1998Patrice Franceschifor his New Guinea expedition
1999Georges Pernoudfor his television series Thalassa
2001Yann Arthus-Bertrandfor the sum of his photographic work
2002Jean-Yves Empereurfor his archaeological discoveries in Egypt, notably in the port of Alexandria (underwater archaeology)
2003Nicolas Hulotfor his expeditions, his television programs and his works
2004Gilles Elkaimfor his Arctic expedition of 2000–2004
2005Jean-Marc Pineaufor having retraced on foot the journey of René Caillié and his account of the journey Sur les pas de René Caillié
2006Érik Orsennafor the sum of his work, Salut au Grand Sud and Voyages aux Pays du Coton
2007Jean Raspailfor the sum of his work

See also

References

  1. "GRANDE MÉDAILLE D'OR DES EXPLORATIONS ET VOYAGES DE DÉCOUVERTE (in French)". Société de géographie. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
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