Mungo Park Medal

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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

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  • 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{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/colin-thubron-i-wanted-to-vanish-into-the-background-647275.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100515142002/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/colin-thubron-i-wanted-to-vanish-into-the-background-647275.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 15, 2010|title=Colin Thubron: 'I wanted to vanish into the background'|date=6 July 2002|work=The Independent|publisher=Independent News & Media|accessdate=2008-10-04 | location=London}}
  • 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 {{cite news| url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-33797052_ITM | work=Arctic | title=AINA Research Associate receives RSGS award.(AINA NEWS) | date=1 December 2007}}
  • 2008 No award
  • 2009 Ray Mears{{cite web|url= https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/fans-warm-to-mears-tales-2741506/|title=Fans warm to Mears' tales|publisher= Daily Record|accessdate = 15 November 2019}}
  • 2010 Rune Gjeldnes {{cite web|url= https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/gjeldnes-presented-mungo-park-medal-2729513/|title=Gjeldnes presented with Mungo Park Medal in Perth|publisher= Daily Record|accessdate = 15 November 2019}}
  • 2011 Ed Stafford, Explorer, author and film-maker.{{cite web|url= http://royalscottishgeographicalsociety.blogspot.com/2014/03/ed-stafford-receives-mungo-park-award.html/|title=Ed Stafford Receives Mungo Park Award|publisher= RSGS|accessdate = 15 November 2019}}
  • 2012 Jock Wishart{{cite web|url= https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/dumfries-explorer-recognised-memorable-north-2544729.amp/|title=Dumfries explorer recognised for memorable North Pole trip|publisher= Daily Record|accessdate = 15 November 2019}}
  • 2013 Tim Butcher{{cite web|url= http://royalscottishgeographicalsociety.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/tim-butcher-awarded-societys-mungo-park.html|title=Tim Butcher awarded the Society's Mungo Park medal|date=26 May 2014 |publisher= RSGS|accessdate = 27 November 2014}}
  • 2014 Lindsey Hilsum{{cite web|url= https://www.pressreader.com/uk/perthshire-advertiser/20150828/281887297063168|title=Mungo Park Medal for TV News Reporter|publisher= Perthshire Advertiser|accessdate = 15 November 2019}}
  • 2016 Karen Darke{{cite web|url= https://www.rsgs.org/blog/karen-darke-receives-mungo-park-medal|title=Karen Darke Receives Mungo Park Medal|date=6 November 2017 |publisher= RSGS|accessdate = 15 November 2019}}
  • 2017 André Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard{{cite web|url= https://www.rsgs.org/blog/acting-on-impulse|title=Acting on Impulse|date=8 May 2018 |publisher=RSGS|accessdate = 15 November 2019}}
  • 2018 Professor Wade Davis{{cite web|url= https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen/1685134/attenborough-of-anthropology-to-tell-tales-of-adventure-at-aberdeen-university/|title='Attenborough of anthropology' to tell tales of adventure at Aberdeen University|date=25 February 2019 |publisher=The Press and Journal|accessdate = 15 November 2019}}
  • 2018 Doug Allan{{cite web|url= https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/fife/800006/one-of-the-greatest-of-natural-history-cameramen-dunfermlines-doug-allan-honoured-by-prestigious-award/|title='One of the greatest of natural history cameramen': Dunfermline's Doug Allan honoured by prestigious award|date=11 January 2019 |publisher= The Courier|accessdate = 15 November 2019}}
  • 2019 Lewis Pugh, endurance swimmer and UN Patron of the Oceans {{cite web|url= https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17861723.ocean-defender-awarded-prepares-epic-swim-voyage/|title=Ocean defender awarded as he prepares for epic swim voyage|date=27 August 2019 |publisher= The Herald|accessdate = 15 November 2019}}

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