President of the Royal Geographical Society

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The President of the Royal Geographical Society is the elected head of the United Kingdom’s leading learned society for geography, overseeing its activities in geographical research, exploration, and education.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf academic office
leadership position
position of authority
appointedBy Royal Geographical Society
associatedWith explorers
geographical educators
learned societies in the United Kingdom
professional geographers
country United Kingdom
domain learned society governance
non-profit organisation leadership
field exploration
geographical education
geographical research
geography
hasComponent council of the Royal Geographical Society
vice-presidents of the Royal Geographical Society
hasResponsibility chairing key meetings of the Royal Geographical Society
public representation of the Society
supporting fundraising and development activities
supporting outreach and public engagement in geography
hasTitle President
headOf Royal Geographical Society
inception 19th century
jurisdiction Royal Geographical Society’s programmes and activities
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn London, England
surface form: London
partOf governance structure of the Royal Geographical Society
positionHeldIn Royal Geographical Society
represents Royal Geographical Society
interests of the geographical community in the UK
requires recognition in the field of geography or related disciplines
responsibleFor oversight of the Society’s activities
promotion of exploration
promotion of geographical education
promotion of geographical research
strategic direction of the Society
selectionMethod election
supervises council of the Royal Geographical Society
termType fixed term
usedBy Royal Geographical Society
surface form: Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)

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Leonard Darwin positionHeld President of the Royal Geographical Society
Michael Palin positionHeld President of the Royal Geographical Society