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

• 1929 Sargeant Thomas Anderson
• 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 share in the work of 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 Ashe
• 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]
• 2010 Jacob Milroy, Pharmacologist

References

• The Royal Scottish Geographical Society-Mungo Park Medal

1. ^ "Colin Thubron: 'I wanted to vanish into the background'". The Independent (London: Independent News & Media). 6 July 2002. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/colin-thubron-i-wanted-to-vanish-into-the-background-647275.html. Retrieved 2008-10-04. 
2. ^ "AINA Research Associate receives RSGS award.(AINA NEWS)". Arctic. 1 December 2007. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-33797052_ITM.