The Busk Medal is an award given annually by the

Royal Geographical Society The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), often shortened to RGS, is a learned society and professional body for geography based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical scien ...

, for "conservation research or for fieldwork abroad in geography or in a geographical aspect of an allied science". It was first awarded in 1975, and is named in honour of

Douglas Laird Busk Douglas Laird Busk (1906–1990) was a British diplomat, mountaineer and geographer. Personal life Busk was born on 15 July 1906 and educated at Eton and New College, Oxford, also spending some time at Princeton University. He married Bridget ...

(1906-1990), a former diplomat, mountaineer, and honorary vice-president of the Society.

Winners

References

External links

RGS spreadsheet of all medal and award winners
''Enter "Busk" in search box to see all Busk Medal winners from 1975 onwards; adjust width of columns to see information about each winner'' {{Royal Geographical Society Awards of Royal Geographical Society Awards established in 1975