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[1]
- 1930 Captain Angus Buchanan (Explorer)
- 1931 Frank S Smythe
- 1934 Miss Isobel Wylie Hutchison LLD FRSGS
- 1935 Dame 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 Survey
- 1944 Frank Fraser Darling DSc
- 1947 Lt-Col F Spencer Chapman DSO
- 1948 Mrs Mary G Henry
- 1950 Thor Heyerdahl
- 1952 William H Murray
- 1953 Count Eigil Knuth
- 1954 Dr Alain Bombard MD
- 1955 Thomas Dempster Mackinnon
- 1955 George Christopher Band
- 1961 Dame Margery F Perham DCMG CBE FBA
- 1962 Professor C G Malcolm Slesser
- 1964 Norman Dyhrenfurth
- 1969 Dr Hugh Simpson and Mrs Myrtle Simpson
- 1975 Dr Haroun Tazieff
- 1981 Professor Keith L Miller
- 1987 John Ridgway MBE
- 1988 Dr John Hemming
- 1989 Christina Dodwell
- 1990 Dr Charles Swithinbank
- 1991 Professor Andrew Goudie
- 1992 Nicholas Crane & Richard Crane
- 1993 Professor David E Sugden
- 1994 Michael Buerk
- 1995 Mr Nigel Winser & Mrs Shane Winser
- 1996 Mr Michael Asher
- 1997 Professor Chalmers M Clapperton
- 1998 Julian Pettifer, journalist and broadcaster
- 1999 Kate Adie
- 2000 Colin G D Thubron[2]
- 2001 Robin Hanbury-Tenison OBE
- 2002 William Dalrymple
- 2003 John Simpson CBE , World Affairs Editor, BBC
- 2004 Norma Joseph and Maurice Joseph
- 2005 Professor Jean Malaurie
- 2006 Dr John Hare
- 2007 Professor Norman Hallendy [3]
- 2008 No award
- 2009 Ray Mears[4]
- 2010 Rune Gjeldnes [5]
- 2011 Ed Stafford, Explorer, author and film-maker.[6]
- 2012 Jock Wishart[7]
- 2013 Tim Butcher[8]
- 2014 Lindsey Hilsum[9]
- 2016 Karen Darke[10]
- 2017 André Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard[11]
- 2018 Professor Wade Davis[12]
- 2018 Doug Allan[13]
- 2019 Lewis Pugh, endurance swimmer and UN Patron of the Oceans [14]
See also
References
- ↑ "Mungo Park Medal". The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ↑ "Colin Thubron: 'I wanted to vanish into the background'". The Independent. London: Independent News & Media. 6 July 2002. Archived from the original on 15 May 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
- ↑ "AINA Research Associate receives RSGS award.(AINA NEWS)". Arctic. 1 December 2007.
- ↑ "Fans warm to Mears' tales". Daily Record. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ↑ "Gjeldnes presented with Mungo Park Medal in Perth". Daily Record. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ↑ "Ed Stafford Receives Mungo Park Award". RSGS. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ↑ "Dumfries explorer recognised for memorable North Pole trip". Daily Record. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ↑ "Tim Butcher awarded the Society's Mungo Park medal". RSGS. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ↑ "Mungo Park Medal for TV News Reporter". Perthshire Advertiser. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ↑ "Karen Darke Receives Mungo Park Medal". RSGS. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ↑ "Acting on Impulse". RSGS. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ↑ "'Attenborough of anthropology' to tell tales of adventure at Aberdeen University". The Press and Journal. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ↑ "'One of the greatest of natural history cameramen': Dunfermline's Doug Allan honoured by prestigious award". The Courier. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ↑ "Ocean defender awarded as he prepares for epic swim voyage". The Herald. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
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