The David Livingstone Centenary Medal was established in March 1913 by the Hispanic Society of America. The establishment commemorates the 100th anniversary of David Livingstone’s birth. Designed by Gutzon Borglum, this medal is awarded by the American Geographical Society for "scientific achievements in the field of geography of the Southern Hemisphere".
History Livingstone led the Zambezi Expedition from 1858 to 1864. He returned to Africa in 1868, to Zanzibar, where he discovered Lake Victoria and the Lualaba River.
Recipients The following people received the award in the year specified: "The David Livingstone Centenary Medal" . American Geographical Society. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
1916: Sir Douglas Mawson 1917: Manuel Vicente Ballivian, Theodore Roosevelt 1918: Candido Rondon 1920: William Speirs Bruce, Alexander Hamilton Rice 1923: Griffith Taylor 1924: Frank Wild 1925: Luis Riso Patron 1926: Erich von Drygalski 1929: Richard Evelyn Byrd 1930: Laurence M. Gould, Jose M. Sobral 1931: Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen 1935: Lars Christensen 1936: Lincoln Ellsworth 1939: John R. Rymill 1945: Isaiah Bowman 1948: Frank Debenham 1950: Robert Larimore Pendleton 1952: Carlos Delgado de Carvalho 1956: George McCutchen McBride 1958: Paul Allman Siple 1960: William E. Rudolph 1965: Bassett Maguire 1966: Preston E. James 1968: William H. Phelps, Jr. 1972: Akin L. Mabogunje 1985: James J. Parsons 1987: Calvin J. Heusser 1988: Jane M. Soons 2001: Bertha Becker 2018: Susanna Hecht
See also
List of geography awards
References
Further reading
External links Official website