Gold Medal (RGS)
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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
Founder's Medal awarded to Kenneth Mason
Francis Younghusband
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Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband was a British Army officer, explorer and spiritual writer. He is remembered for his travels in the Far East and Central Asia; especially the 1904 Bri
Gold Medal (RGS)
…geographer 1890 Emin Pasha For the great services he rendered to Geography during his twelve years' administration of the Equatorial Province of Egypt F. E. Younghusband For his journey from Manchuria and Pekin to Kashmir, and especially for his route-surveys and topographical notes 1889 A. D. Carey For his remarkable…
Younghusband c. 1905
Lamellar coat and helmet. From Tibet, in modern-day China. 14th–17th century CE. Iron, leather, and textile. Presented by Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Younghusband. Discoveries Gallery, National Museum of Scotland