Hans Egede Medal Explained

The Hans Egede Medal is awarded by the Royal Danish Geographical Society for outstanding services to geography, "principally for geographical studies and research in the Polar lands." It was instituted in 1916 and named after Hans Egede, a Danish missionary who established a mission in Greenland.^[1]

Recipients

Source: Royal Danish Geographical Society

• 1921: Peter Freuchen,, and Morten Pedersen Porsild^{[2] [3]}
• 1924: Knud Rasmussen^[4]
• 1925: Roald Amundsen^[5]
• 1927: Lauge Koch^[6]
• 1932: Henry George Watkins^[7] and Therkel Mathiassen^[8]
• 1933: Ejnar Mikkelsen and Kaj Birket-Smith^[9]
• 1937: Hans Wilhelmsson Ahlmann^[10]
• 1947: Pálmi Hannesson^[11]
• 1951: Eigil Knuth^[12]
• 1955: Helge Larsen^[13]
• 1959: Vivian Fuchs^[14]
• 1960: Paul Siple^[15]
• 1971: Willi Dansgaard^[16] and Børge Fristrup^[17]
• 1976: Knud Ellitsgaard-Rasmussen^[18] and ^[19]
• 1980: Bent Fredskild^[20]
• 1982: Gunnar Østrem^[21]
• 1984: Trevor Lloyd^[22]
• 1986: Preben Gudmandsen^[23]
• 1992: ^[24]
• 1996: Bent Hasholt and ^[25]
• 2017: ^[26] for his contributions to research on the Arctic
• 2022: Dorthe Dahl-Jensen^[27] for her research into Earth’s climate history.

See also

• List of geography awards
• Prizes named after people

Notes and References

1. Web site: EGEDE MEDAILLEN . Royal Danish Geographical Society . 30 November 2016 . 10 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170210042432/https://tidsskrift.dk/index.php/geografisktidsskrift/article/view/4567/8563 . dead .
2. Book: Andreassen, J. . Altid frimodig: Biografi om polarforskeren, forfatteren og eventyreren Peter Freuchen . Gyldendal . 2015 . 978-87-02-18590-4 . da . 26 June 2023 . 172.
3. Book: Botaniske forening i København . Botanisk Tidsskrift . H. Hagerups Forlag . Botanisk tidsskrift . vb. 53 . 1955 . 0006-8187 . da . 26 June 2023 . 119.
4. Book: Müller, P. . Pedersen . J.V. . Foregangsmaend . Gyldendal . Foregangsmaend . vb. 1 . 1968 . da . 26 June 2023 . 179.
5. Book: Grønland . Det Grønlandske Selskab . 1957 . da . 26 June 2023 . 8.
6. Book: Grønland . Det Grønlandske Selskab . 1992 . da . 26 June 2023 . 239.
7. Book: Kongelige Danske geografiske selskab . Erslev . E. . Irminger . O.F.H. . Olufsen . O. . Castonier . E. . Nielsen . N. . Geografisk tidsskrift . Forlagt af Selskabet . vb. 34–36 . 1931 . da . 26 June 2023 . 1.
8. Book: Elberling, V. . Hjelmstjerne-Rosencroneske stiftelse . Avis-aarbogen ...: Aarets begivenheder hjemme og ude i faa orde . C. A. Reitzel . vb. 9 . 1932 . da . 26 June 2023 . 91.
9. Book: Elberling, V. . Hjelmstjerne-Rosencroneske stiftelse . Avis-aarbogen ...: Aarets begivenheder hjemme og ude i faa orde . C. A. Reitzel . vb. 10 . 1933 . da . 26 June 2023 . 161 ff..
10. Book: Dahl, S. . Danske selskab (Copenhagen . Denmark) . Danmarks kultur ved aar 1940: bd. Den videnskabelige kultur . Danske forlag . Danmarks kultur ved aar 1940 . 1943 . da . 26 June 2023 . 81.
11. Book: Grønland . Det Grønlandske Selskab . 1957 . da . 26 June 2023 . 9.
12. Book: Aldrich, R. . Wotherspoon . G. . Who'S Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History . Taylor & Francis . 2020 . 978-1-00-010075-4 . 26 June 2023 . 233.
13. Book: Kongelige Danske geografiske selskab . Geografisk tidsskrift . H. Hagerup . vb. 83–86 . 1983 . no . 26 June 2023 . iii.
14. Book: Kongelige Danske geografiske selskab . Geografisk tidsskrift . H. Hagerup . vb. 58–60 . 1959 . no . 26 June 2023 . vi.
15. Book: Kongelige Danske geografiske selskab . Geografisk tidsskrift . Kongelige danske geografiske selskabet . vb. 59–60 . 1960 . 0016-7223 . da . 26 June 2023 . x.
16. Web site: Byen under isen . Københavns Universitet . 3 May 2022 . da . 26 June 2023 . 26 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210226121857/https://www.nbi.ku.dk/hhh/willi/dansgaard/byen-under-isen/ . live .
17. Web site: Børge Fristrup . Dansk Biografisk Leksikon . 17 August 2014 . da . 26 June 2023 . 21 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220121204023/https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/B%C3%B8rge_Fristrup . live .
18. Web site: Knud Ellitsgaard-Rasmussen . Dansk Biografisk Leksikon . 13 July 2012 . da . 26 June 2023 . 19 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220119204709/https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Knud_Ellitsgaard-Rasmussen . live .
19. Web site: Jørgen Meldgaard . Dansk Biografisk Leksikon . 13 July 2012 . da . 26 June 2023 . 19 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211019212037/https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/J%C3%B8rgen_Meldgaard . live .
20. Book: Kongelige Danske geografiske selskab . Geografisk tidsskrift . H. Hagerup . vb. 80–84 . 1980 . no . 26 June 2023 . 134.
21. Web site: Magnusson . Magnus . Gunnar Østrem, 1922–2020 – IGS . IGS . 12 January 2020 . 26 June 2023 . 29 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329004623/https://www.igsoc.org/gunnar-ostrem-1922-2020 . live .
22. Book: Kongelige Danske geografiske selskab . Geografisk tidsskrift . H. Hagerup . vb. 83–86 . 1983 . no . 26 June 2023 . ii.
23. Web site: Preben E. Gudmandsen, DTU veteran scientist, dies at 94 . www.space.dtu.dk . 2 May 2019 . 26 June 2023 . 30 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230930173948/https://www.space.dtu.dk/english/news/2019/05/orbituary_gudmandsen . dead .
24. Web site: Visning af: DET KONGELIGE DANSKE GEOGRAFISKE SELSKAB . Geografisk Tidsskrift . 1 January 1992 . da . 26 June 2023 . 18 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220618022024/https://tidsskrift.dk/geografisktidsskrift/article/view/44863/54189 . live .
25. Web site: Visning af: Hans Egede Medaillen . Geografisk Tidsskrift . 1 January 1998 . da . 26 June 2023 . 18 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220618013852/https://tidsskrift.dk/geografisktidsskrift/article/view/42151/48765 . live .
26. Web site: Head of Center Bo Elberling receives the Hans Egede Medal . Danish National Research Foundation . 20 July 2018 . 20 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180720195142/https://dg.dk/en/2017/12/21/head-of-center-bo-elberling-receives-the-hans-egede-medal/ . live .
27. Web site: Dorthe Dahl-Jensen awarded Hans Egede Medal . Niels Bohr Institute.