Royal Geographical Society
The Royal Geographical Society is a learned society, founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical science, under the patronage of King William IV. It absorbed the African Association founded by Joseph Banks in 1788. It was given a Royal charter by Queen Victoria in 1859.
Today the Society is a leading world centre for geographical learning - supporting education, teaching, research and scientific expeditions, as well as promoting public understanding and enjoyment of geography.
It is a member of the Science Council.
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Alexander Burnes | Alfred Russel Wallace | Alfred Wallace | Edward Arthur Alexander Shackleton | Edward Shackleton | Edward Whymper | Ernest Shackleton | George Everest | George Psalmanazar | Governor FitzRoy | Hari Ram | Harry Johnston | Henry Hamilton Johnston | Henry Walter Bates | Henry Yule | James Augustus Grant | John Bowring | Kensington Gore | Lord Shackleton | Louis de Rougemont | Richard Burton (orientalist) | Richard F. Burton | Richard Francis Burton | Robert FitzRoy | Roderick Murchison | Samuel Baker | Samuel White Baker | Science Council | Sir Bowring | Sir Ernest Shackleton | Sir Henry Yule | Sir John Bowring | Sir Richard Burton | Sir Samuel White Baker | Wallace Line | William G. Stairs | William Martin Conway | William Mitchell Ramsay | William Stairs | William Thomson (archbishop)
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