David Livingstone Centenary Medal Explained

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".^[1]

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: ^[2]

• 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 L. 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

Further reading

• News: Ellsworth Gets Explorer Medal . 1936-04-22 . The New York Times .
• News: Livingstone Medal is Awarded to Byrd . 1929-12-20 . The New York Times .
• News: Byrd is Recipient of Livingstone Medal . The Christian Science Monitor . 1929-12-20 .

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: David Livingstone Centenary Medal. American Geographical Society. 21 September 2019.
2. https://americangeo.org/honors/medals-and-awards/david-livingstone-medal/ "The David Livingstone Centenary Medal"