Founder’s Medal Winners

People with Founder’s Medal

People

Name Title
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld Finnish/Swedish geologist mineralogist and arctic explorer
Adolphus Greely American Polar explorer United States Army general and Medal of Honor recipient
Ahmed Hassanein Egyptian explorer King's Tutor Olympic Champion Chamberlain
Albrecht Penck German geologist and geographer
Alexander Burnes Explorer political officer in British India
Alfred Grandidier French scientist
Alfred Russel Wallace English naturalist and biologist
Andrew Goudie (geographer)
Ardito Desio Italian explorer
August Heinrich Petermann German cartographer
Augustus Charles Gregory Australian explorer
Aurel Stein Hungarian-born British archaeologist and orientalist
Austen Henry Layard British politician
Bertram Thomas Civil servant and explorer
Bill Tilman British explorer
Boyd Alexander Army officer explorer ornithologist
Charles Granville Bruce British mountain climber
Charles Howard-Bury British politician
Charles Montagu Doughty British poet
Charles Sturt Explorer of Australia
Charles Tilstone Beke
Charles W. J. Withers Scottish linguist and geographer
Chris Bonington British mountaineer
Clements Markham British explorer
David Attenborough Broadcaster naturalist
David George Hogarth British Archaeologist
David Livingstone Scottish missionary and explorer
David N. Livingstone British academic
Derek Gregory
Diana Liverman Geographer
Douglas Mawson An Australian geologist Antarctic explorer and Academic
E. J. H. Corner Botanist
Edward Felix Norton British army officer and mountaineer
Edward John Eyre British explorer and colonial administrator
Emin Pasha African explorer
Ferdinand von Richthofen German scientist
Francis Rawdon Chesney British Army general
Francis Thomas Gregory Australian politician
Francisco Moreno Explorer
Frank Kingdon-Ward British botanist
Frederick Selous British Army officer
Freya Stark Travel writer
Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 5th Earl Of Cranbrook
Georg August Wallin Finnish orientalist
George Back Royal Navy admiral
George Deacon British oceanographer and chemist
George Nares Royal Navy admiral
George Stephen Ritchie Royal Navy admiral
George W. Hayward
Gertrude Bell English woman explorer of Arabia political officer

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