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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]

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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[1] "Mungo Park Medal". The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

[2] "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.

[3] "AINA Research Associate receives RSGS award.(AINA NEWS)". Arctic. 1 December 2007.

[4] "Fans warm to Mears' tales". Daily Record. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

[5] "Gjeldnes presented with Mungo Park Medal in Perth". Daily Record. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

[6] "Ed Stafford Receives Mungo Park Award". RSGS. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

[7] "Dumfries explorer recognised for memorable North Pole trip". Daily Record. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

[8] "Tim Butcher awarded the Society's Mungo Park medal". RSGS. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.

[9] "Mungo Park Medal for TV News Reporter". Perthshire Advertiser. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

[10] "Karen Darke Receives Mungo Park Medal". RSGS. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

[11] "Acting on Impulse". RSGS. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

[12] "'Attenborough of anthropology' to tell tales of adventure at Aberdeen University". The Press and Journal. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

[13] "'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.

[14] "Ocean defender awarded as he prepares for epic swim voyage". The Herald. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

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Mungo Park Medal

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References

Winners^[1]