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xternal links toggle the table of contents royal geographical society 40 languages العربية مصرى asturianu беларуская български català کوردی cymraeg dansk deutsch esperanto español euskara فارسی suomi français עברית hrvatski magyar italiano 日本語 ქართული 한국어 latina nederlands norsk nynorsk norsk bokmål occitan polski português română русский srpskohrvatski српскохрватски simple english svenska türkçe українська اردو tiếng việt 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 51 30 05 n 0 10 31 w 51 5013 n 0 1754 w 51 5013 0 1754 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia british learned society for the canadian organisation see royal canadian geographical society royal geographical society main entrance from the exhibition road extension with the original lowther lodge to the right abbreviation rgs ibg formation 1830 196 years ago 1830 type learned society headquarters 1 kensington gore london members 16 500 president dame jane francis director joe smith patron anne princess royal website www rgs org 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 sciences the society has 16 000 1 members with its work reaching the public through publications research groups and lectures the rgs was founded in 1830 under the name geographical society of london as an institution to promote the advancement of geographical science it later absorbed the older african association which had been founded by sir joseph banks in 1788 as well as the raleigh club and the palestine association in 1995 it merged with the institute of british geographers a body for academic geographers to become officially the royal geographical society with ibg the society is governed by its council which is chaired by the society s president according to a set of statutes and standing orders the members of council and the president are elected from and by its fellows who are allowed to use the postnominal title frgs as a chartered body the rgs holds the register of chartered geographers in the public interest a source of qualified practising and experienced professional geographers fellows may apply for chartership if they fulfil the criteria history edit lowther lodge royal geographical society with ibg headquarters designed by richard norman shaw the rgs was founded on 16 july 1830 under the name geographical society of london as an institution to promote the advancement of geographical science 1 2 the seven founding members of the society were sir john barrow geographer sir roderick murchison geologist robert brown botanist lord broughton politician mountstuart elphinstone colonial administrator bartholomew frere diplomat and william henry smyth admiral 2 the first president of the society was the former prime minister viscount goderich and the first secretary was alexander maconochie who became the first professor of geography at the university college london with another notable council member being sir francis beaufort 3 like many learned societies it had started as a dining club in london where select members held informal dinner debates on current scientific issues and ideas 4 it later absorbed the older african association which had been founded by sir joseph banks in 1788 as well as the raleigh club and the palestine association 4 from 1830 to 1840 the rgs met in the rooms of the horticultural society in regent street london and from 1854 to 1870 at 15 whitehall place london in 1870 the society finally found a home when it moved to 1 savile row london the society also used briefly a lecture theatre in burlington gardens london which was lent to it by the civil service commission 5 under the patronage of king william iv it later became known as the royal geographical society rgs and was granted its royal charter under queen victoria in 1859 1 another notable early member was sir john franklin the society has been a key associate and supporter of many famous explorers and expeditions including those of charles darwin james hingston tuckey david livingstone william ogilvie robert falcon scott richard francis burton john hanning speke george w hayward percy fawcett henry morton stanley ernest shackleton sir edmund hillary alfred russel wallace a new impetus was given to society s affairs in 1911 with the election of earl curzon the former viceroy of india as the society s president 1911 1914 the premises in savile row once described by curzon as cramped and rather squalid 5 were sold and the present site lowther lodge in kensington gore was purchased for 100 000 6 and opened for use in april 1913 in the same year the society s ban on women fellows was lifted 7 lowther lodge was built in 1874 for the william lowther by norman shaw one of the most outstanding domestic architects of his day extensions to the east wing were added in 1929 and included the new map room and the 750 seat lecture theatre the extension was formally opened by the duke of york later king george vi at the rgs centenary celebrations on 21 october 1930 the history of the society was closely allied for many of its earlier years with colonial exploration in africa the indian subcontinent the polar regions and central asia especially 8 it has been a key associate and supporter of many notable explorers and expeditions including those of darwin livingstone stanley scott shackleton hunt and hillary 9 10 the early history of the society is inter linked with the history of british geography exploration and discovery information maps charts and knowledge gathered on expeditions was sent to the rgs making up its now unique geographical collections the society published its first journal in 1831 11 and from 1855 accounts of meetings and other matters were published in the society proceedings 12 in 1893 this was replaced by the geographical journal which is still published today 13 the society was also pivotal in establishing geography as a teaching and research discipline in british universities and funded the first geography positions in the universities of oxford and cambridge 14 2012 poster for exhibition in the glass pavilion on centenary of scott s final expedition to the south pole with the advent of a more systematic study of geography the institute of british geographers ibg was formed in 1933 by thirteen geographers including hilda ormsby 15 andrew charles o dell 16 as the rgs was seen as too focused on exploration 15 ibg activities included organising conferences field trips seminars and specialist research groups and publishing a journal transactions of the institute of british geographers the rgs and ibg co existed for 60 years until 1992 when a merger was discussed in 1994 members were balloted and the merger agreed in january 1995 the new royal geographical society with the institute of british geographers was formed 1 the society also works together with other existing bodies serving the geographical community in particular the geographical association and the royal scottish geographical society 17 in 2004 the rgs s historical collections relating to scientific exploration and research which are of national and international importance were opened to the public for the first time in the same year a new category of membership was introduced to widen access for people with a general interest in geography the new foyle reading room and glass pavilion exhibition space were also opened to the public in 2004 for example in 2012 the rgs held an exhibition in the glass pavilion of photographs taken by herbert ponting on captain robert falcon scott s expedition to the south pole in 1912 18 governance edit council edit the society is governed by its board of trustees called the council which is chaired by its president the members of council and the president are elected from its fellowship the council consists of 36 members 22 of which are elected by fellows and serve for a three year term in addition to the elected trustees there are honorary members who include the duke of kent as honorary president who sit on the council 19 the society has five specialist committees that it derives advice from the education committee research committee expedition and fieldwork committee information resources committee and the finance committee 20 presidents edit 1830 1833 frederick viscount goderich 1833 1835 sir george murray 1835 1837 sir john barrow 1837 1839 william richard hamilton 1839 1841 george greenough 1841 1843 william richard hamilton 1843 1845 sir roderick murchison 1845 1847 charles lord colchester 1847 1849 william j hamilton 1849 1851 admiral william smyth 1851 1853 sir roderick murchison 1853 1855 francis earl of ellesmere 1855 1856 rear admiral frederick william beechey died in office 1856 1859 sir roderick murchison 1859 1860 george earl de grey and ripon 1860 1862 bingham lord ashburton 1862 1871 sir roderick murchison 1871 1873 sir henry rawlinson 1873 1874 sir henry frere 1874 1876 sir henry rawlinson 1876 1878 sir rutherford alcock 1878 1879 frederick earl of dufferin 1879 1880 thomas earl of northbrook 1880 1885 henry lord aberdare 1885 1886 john marquis of lorne 1886 1887 henry lord aberdare 1887 1889 sir richard strachey 1889 1893 sir mountstuart grant duff 1893 1905 sir clements markham 1905 1908 sir george goldie 1908 1911 leonard darwin 1911 1914 george earl curzon of kedleston 1914 1917 douglas freshfield 1917 1919 sir thomas holdich 1919 1922 francis younghusband 1922 1925 lawrence earl ronaldshay 1925 1927 david george hogarth 1927 1930 charles close 1930 1933 admiral sir william goodenough 1933 1936 sir percy cox 1936 1938 henry balfour 1938 1941 sir philip chetwode 1941 1945 sir george clerk 1945 1948 francis lord rennell 1948 1951 sir harry lindsay 1951 1954 sir james wordie 1954 1958 sir james marshall cornwall 1958 1961 roger lord nathan 1961 1963 raymond priestley 1963 1966 sir dudley stamp 1966 1969 sir gilbert laithwaite 1969 1971 sir edmund irving 1971 1974 edward lord shackleton 1974 1977 sir duncan cumming 1977 1980 john lord hunt 1980 1982 michael wise 1982 1984 sir vivian fuchs 1984 1987 sir george bishop 1987 1989 roger lord chorley 1989 1993 sir crispin tickell 1993 1997 george earl jellicoe 1997 2000 john earl selborne 2000 2003 sir ronald cooke 2003 2006 sir neil cossons 2006 2009 sir gordon conway 2009 2012 sir michael palin 2012 2015 dame judith rees 2015 2018 nicholas crane 2018 2021 lynda baroness chalker 2021 2024 nigel clifford 2024 present dame jane francis membership edit there are four categories of individual membership membership edit anyone with an interest in geography is eligible to apply to become a member of the rgs ibg 21 student membership edit students who are studying geography or an allied subject at gcse a level or as an undergraduate or at equivalent levels 22 associate fellowship edit this status is available by application from postgraduate students or those within five years of graduating from their first degree 23 24 fellowship edit fellows of the rgs come from a wide range of professional backgrounds they must either be proposed by an existing fellow or an individual may submit evidence of his or her own work and academic publications in the field of geography and closely related subjects such as international development climate change and expedition medicine applicants must be of at least 21 years of age and provide evidence of a body of relevant work alternatively a previous five year commitment at the regular member level less at the council s discretion is also considered for eligibility fellows may use the post nominal designation frgs after their names 25 chartered geographer edit chartered geographer accreditation seal since 2002 the society has been granted the power to award the status of chartered geographer the status can be obtained only by those who have a degree in geography or related subject and at least 6 years geographical experience or 15 years geographical work experience for those without a degree being awarded the status allows the use of the post nominal letters cgeog chartered geographer teacher is a professional accreditation available to teachers who can demonstrate competence experience and professionalism in the use of geographical knowledge or skills in and out of the classroom and who are committed to maintaining their professional standards through ongoing continuing professional development cpd research groups edit the society s research and study groups bring together active researchers and professional geographers in particular areas of geography there are 27 active research groups with each group organising their own seminars conferences workshops and other activities 26 research groups biogeography research group british society for geomorphology carceral geography research group climate change research group contract research and teaching forum digital geographies research group developing areas research group economic geography research group geographical information science research group geography of health and wellbeing research group geography of leisure and tourism research group higher education research group geographies of justice research group coastal and marine research group historical geography research group history and philosophy of geography research group mountain research group participatory geographies working group planning and environment research group political geography research group population geography research group postgraduate forum the post socialist geographies research group quantitative methods research group rural geography research group social and cultural geography research group space sexualities and queer research group transport geography research group urban geography research group women and geography research group medals and awards edit the society also presents awards to geographers that have contributed to the advancement of geography 27 the most prestigious of these awards are the founder s medal and the patron s medal the award is given for the encouragement and promotion of geographical science and discovery and are approved by king charles iii the awards originated as an annual gift of fifty guineas from king william iv first made in 1831 to constitute a premium for the encouragement and promotion of geographical science and discovery the society decided in 1839 to change this monetary award into two gold medals founder s medal and the patron s the award has been given to notable geographers including david living...
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