Frederick Marshman Bailey
Frederick Marshman Bailey was a British political officer and one of the last protagonists of The Great Game. His expeditions in Tibet and Assam Himalaya gave him many opportunities to pursue his hobbies of photography, butterfly collecting, and trophy hunting in the high Tibetan region. Over 2000 of his bird specimens were presented to the Natural History Museum, although his personal collection is now held in the American Museum of Natural History, New York. His papers and extensive photograph collections are held in the British Library, London.
Bailey in 1934
Drummond Place, Edinburgh
Himalayan Blue Poppy (Meconopsis betonicifolia) (syn. Meconopsis baileyi)
Miru Gyalwa, Mrs Bailey, Major Vance, Colonel Bailey, 1927 in Tibet
The Royal Geographical Society's Gold Medal consists of two separate awards: the Founder's Medal 1830 and the Patron's Medal 1838. Together they form the most prestigious of the society's awards. They are given for "the encouragement and promotion of geographical science and discovery." Royal approval is required before an award can be made.
Founder's Medal awarded to Kenneth Mason