Busk Medal

Award of the Royal Geog. Soc. (UK)

The Busk Medal is an award given annually by the Royal Geographical Society, for "conservation research or for fieldwork abroad in geography or in a geographical aspect of an allied science".[1] It was first awarded in 1975, and is named in honour of Douglas Laird Busk (1906–1990), a former diplomat, mountaineer, and honorary vice-president of the Society.[1]

Winners

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2022)
Busk Medal winners
Year Winner
1975 N. N. Ambraseys
... ...
1982 Alfred Thomas Grove
... ...
2021 Emma Mawdsley
2022 James D. Sidaway[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "A history of the Society's medals and awards". Royal Geographical Society. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Busk Award recipient - Professor James D Sidaway". www.rgs.org. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.

External links

  • RGS spreadsheet of all medal and award winners: Enter "Busk" in search box to see all Busk Medal winners from 1975 onwards; adjust width of columns to see information about each winner


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