Royal Geographical Society

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charity learned society professional body

The Royal Geographical Society is a leading British learned society and professional body dedicated to the advancement of geographical science and exploration.

Aliases (3)

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	charity → learned society → professional body →
abbreviation	RGS → RGS-IBG →
awards	Alfred Steers Dissertation Prize → Back Award → Busk Medal → Cherry Kearton Medal and Award → Cuthbert Peek Award → Founders’ Medal → Murchison Award → Ness Award → Patrons’ Medal → Royal Medal → Victoria Medal →
country	United Kingdom →
fieldOfWork	cartography → environmental science → exploration → geography →
focusesOn	advancement of geographical science → promotion of geographical education → support of exploration →
foundedBy	John Washington → Sir Francis Beaufort → Sir John Barrow →
grantedRoyalCharter	1859 →
hasCollection	artworks → expedition records → manuscripts → maps → photographs →
hasDirector	Professor Joe Smith →
hasMembershipType	Associate → Fellow → Student member →
hasPresident	Baroness Chalker of Wallasey → Michael Palin → Nicholas Crane → Nigel Clifford →
hasStatus	chartered institution →
headquartersLocation	Kensington Gore, London →
inception	1830 →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
locatedIn	London →
motto	The advancement of geographical science →
organizes	conferences → fieldwork training → public lectures →
originalName	Geographical Society of London →
publishes	Area → The Geographical Journal → Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers →
supports	expeditions → fieldwork grants → geographical research →
website	https://www.rgs.org/ →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld → Aurel Stein → Leonard Darwin → Louise Arner Boyd → Percival Fawcett → Percy Fawcett → Percy Fawcett → Sir Ranulph Fiennes →	memberOf
Royal Geographical Society Founder’s Gold Medal → Royal Geographical Society Patron’s Medal →	awardedBy
Percival Fawcett → Percy Fawcett →	employer
Royal Geographical Society Founder’s Gold Medal ("Council of the Royal Geographical Society") →	administeredBy
President of the Royal Geographical Society →	appointedBy
Royal Geographical Society Founder’s Gold Medal ("Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)") →	associatedWith
The Lost City of Z →	depicts
Royal Geographical Society Patron’s Medal ("Council of the Royal Geographical Society") →	grantedBy
President of the Royal Geographical Society →	headOf
Royal Geographical Society ("Geographical Society of London") →	originalName
President of the Royal Geographical Society →	positionHeldIn
President of the Royal Geographical Society →	represents
President of the Royal Geographical Society ("Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)") →	usedBy