George Davidson Medal
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The George Davidson Medal is awarded by the American Geographical Society for the "exceptional achievement in research for exploration in the Pacific Ocean or the lands bordering therein".{{cite web|url=https://www.amergeog.org/awards/george-davidson-medal|title=George Davidson Medal|publisher=American Geographical Society|accessdate=2010-06-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225235126/https://www.amergeog.org/awards/george-davidson-medal|archive-date=2014-02-25|url-status=dead}} In 1946, the American Geographical Society received a bequest of $5000 from his daughter Ellinor Campbell Davidson to establish the medal and a research fund to honor her father. The medal was designed by American sculptor Paul Manship in 1951.Wright, John Kirtland 'The Years of Henry Grinnell', Geography in the Making: The American Geographical Society 1851-1951 (1952) pp. 14–70. — [George Grady Press]
History
George Davidson was a geographer and scientist noted for his work with the U.S. government exploring and charting the western United States and Alaska. Davidson was a geodist for the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, working heavily in the Pacific waters. He later became a professor at the University of California. In 1907, he published The Discovery of San Francisco Bay.
Recipients
Source: [https://americangeo.org/honors/medals-and-awards/george-davidson-medal/ American Geographical Society]
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- 1952: George Babcock Cressey
- 1972: F. Raymond Fosberg
- 1974: Joseph Spencer
- 1975: Shinzo Kiuchi
- 1988: Hiroshi Ishida
- 1999: Hou Renzhi
- 2001: David Stoddart
- 2020: Dawn Wright
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See also
References
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Further reading
- {{cite news |title=The World Its Oyster |work=The New York Times |date=1952-06-01 }}
- {{cite news |title=Geographers Sift Point Four Factors |work=The Christian Science Monitor |date=1952-08-09 }}
- {{cite news |title=Five Geographers to Receive Medals |work=The New York Times |date=1952-07-21 }}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141204190336/https://www.amergeog.org/ Official website]
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Category:Awards of the American Geographical Society
Category:Awards established in 1946