Victoria Medal

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The Victoria Medal is a prestigious award presented by the Royal Geographical Society to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of geography.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf academic award
geography award
medal
awardedFor conspicuous merit in research in geography
awardFor outstanding contributions to geography
category British award
scientific award
country United Kingdom
eligibility geographers
individuals with distinguished geographical scholarship
field geography
follows Founders’ Medal
surface form: Founders Gold Medal
frequencyOfAward annual
hasAwardingBody Royal Geographical Society
surface form: Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)
hasLanguage English
hasNotableRecipient A. H. Robinson
Andrew Goudie
Anne Buttimer
Anne Kelly Knowles
Brian Berry
Carl O. Sauer
surface form: Carl Sauer

Clifford Darby
David Harvey
Professor Sir Derek Gregory
surface form: Derek Gregory

Diana Liverman
Doreen Massey
E. G. R. Taylor
Emrys Jones
Gordon Conway
H. C. Darby
Halford Mackinder
J. H. G. Lebon
Professor Michael Batty
surface form: Michael Batty

Nigel Thrift
Owen Lattimore
Peter Haggett
Peter Hall (geographer)
Richard Chorley
Ron Johnston
Torsten Hägerstrand
Walther Christaller
Professor Yi-Fu Tuan
surface form: Yi-Fu Tuan
inception 1902
isPartOf Royal Geographical Society medals and awards
location London, England
surface form: London
namedAfter Queen Victoria
presentedAt Royal Geographical Society annual meeting
presentedBy Royal Geographical Society

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Subject: Victoria Medal
Description of subject: The Victoria Medal is a prestigious award presented by the Royal Geographical Society to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of geography.

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Royal Geographical Society awards Victoria Medal
Torsten Hägerstrand awardReceived Victoria Medal
this entity surface form: Victoria Medal of the Royal Geographical Society