Hubbard Medal

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The Hubbard Medal is the National Geographic Society’s highest honor, awarded for extraordinary contributions in exploration, discovery, and research.


Statements (34)
Predicate Object
instanceOf award
medal
awardFor extraordinary contributions in discovery
extraordinary contributions in exploration
extraordinary contributions in research
awardingBodyHeadquarters Washington, D.C.
awardingBodyType scientific society
category exploration award
geographic award
country United States
describedAs National Geographic Society’s highest honor
field exploration
geography
scientific research
firstRecipient Robert E. Peary
frequency irregular
hasMotto For distinction in exploration, discovery, and research
inception 1906
material gold
namedAfter Gardiner Greene Hubbard
notableRecipient Amelia Earhart
Charles A. Lindbergh
Edmund Hillary
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
James Cameron
Jane Goodall
John Glenn
Louise Arner Boyd
Neil Armstrong
Robert Ballard
Tenzing Norgay
The Apollo 11 astronauts
presentedBy National Geographic Society
scope international

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