David Livingstone Centenary Medal
Encyclopedia
The David Livingstone Centenary Medal was established in March 1913 by the Hispanic Society of America. The establishment commemorates the 100th anniversary of David Livingstone
’s birth. Designed by Gutzon Borgium, this medal is awarded by the American Geographical Society
for "scientific achievements in the field of geography of the Southern Hemisphere".
David Livingstone
David Livingstone was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and an explorer in Africa. His meeting with H. M. Stanley gave rise to the popular quotation, "Dr...
’s birth. Designed by Gutzon Borgium, this medal is awarded by the American Geographical Society
American Geographical Society
The American Geographical Society is an organization of professional geographers, founded in 1851 in New York City. Most fellows of the society are Americans, but among them have always been a significant number of fellows from around the world...
for "scientific achievements in the field of geography of the Southern Hemisphere".
History
Livingstone led the Zambezi Expedition from 1858 to 1864. He returned to Africa in 1868, to Zanzibar, where he discovered Lake Victoria and the Lualaba River.Recipients
The following people received the award in the year specified:- 1916: Sir Douglas Mawson
- 1917: Manuel Vicente Ballivian, Theodore RooseveltTheodore RooseveltTheodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...
- 1918: Candido RondonCândido RondonCândido Mariano da Silva Rondon, or Marechal Rondon was a Brazilian military officer who is most famous for his exploration of Mato Grosso and the Western Amazon Basin, and his lifelong support of Brazilian indigenous populations...
- 1920: William Speirs BruceWilliam Speirs BruceWilliam Speirs Bruce was a London-born Scottish naturalist, polar scientist and oceanographer who organised and led the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition to the South Orkney Islands and the Weddell Sea. Among other achievements, the expedition established the first permanent weather station...
, Alexander Hamilton Rice - 1923: Griffith Taylor
- 1924: Frank WildFrank WildCommander John Robert Francis Wild CBE, RNVR, FRGS , known as Frank Wild, was an explorer...
- 1925: Luis Riso Patron
- 1926: Erich von DrygalskiErich von DrygalskiErich Dagobert von Drygalski was a German geographer, geophysicist and polar scientist, born in Königsberg, Province of Prussia....
- 1929: Richard Evelyn ByrdRichard Evelyn ByrdRear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr., USN was a naval officer who specialized in feats of exploration. He was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics...
- 1930: Laurence M. Gould, Jose M. Sobral
- 1931: Hjalmar Riiser-LarsenHjalmar Riiser-LarsenHjalmar Riiser-Larsen was a Norwegian aviation pioneer, polar explorer and businessman. Among his achievements, he is generally regarded as the founder of the Royal Norwegian Air Force....
- 1935: Lars ChristensenLars ChristensenLars Christensen was a Norwegian shipowner and whaling magnate with a keen interest in the exploration of Antarctica.-Career:...
- 1936: Lincoln EllsworthLincoln EllsworthLincoln Ellsworth was an arctic explorer from the United States.-Birth:He was born on May 12, 1880 to James Ellsworth and Eva Frances Butler in Chicago, Illinois...
- 1939: John R. RymillJohn Riddoch RymillJohn Riddoch Rymill was an Australian polar explorer, who had the rare second clasp added to his Polar Medal.- Early life :Rymill was born the son of a farmer on 13 March 1905 at Penola, South Australia...
- 1945: Isaiah BowmanIsaiah BowmanIsaiah Bowman, AB, Ph. D. was an American geographer...
- 1948: Frank DebenhamFrank DebenhamFrank Debenham, OBE was Emeritus Professor of Geography at the Cambridge University and first director of the Scott Polar Research Institute.-Biography:...
- 1950: Robert L. Pendleton
- 1952: Carlos Delgado de Carvalho
- 1956: George McCutchen McBride
- 1958: Paul Allman Siple
- 1960: William E. Rudolph
- 1965: Bassett Maguire
- 1966: Preston E. James
- 1968: William H. Phelps, Jr.
- 1972: Akin L. Mabogunje
- 1985: James J. Parsons
- 1987: Calvin J. Heusser
- 1988: Jane M. Soons
- 2001: Bertha Becker