| Seq
|
Name
|
description
|
Year
|
Follows
|
Followed by
|
| 1
|
Eduard Rüppell
|
German naturalist and explorer (1794-1884)
|
1839
|
No/unknown value
|
Robert Hermann Schomburgk
|
| 2
|
Robert Hermann Schomburgk
|
German explorer, botanist, and ichthyologist (1804-1865)
|
1840
|
Eduard Rüppell
|
John Wood
|
| 3
|
John Wood
|
Scottish naval officer, surveyor, cartographer and explorer; (1812-1871)
|
1841
|
Robert Hermann Schomburgk
|
Edward Robinson
|
| 4
|
Edward Robinson
|
American Biblical scholar (1794-1863)
|
1842
|
John Wood
|
Julian Symonds
|
| 5
|
Julian Symonds
|
British Army officer and surveyor
|
1843
|
Edward Robinson
|
Georg Adolf Erman
|
| 6
|
Georg Adolf Erman
|
German physicist
|
1844
|
Julian Symonds
|
Carl Ritter
|
| 7
|
Carl Ritter
|
German geographer (1779-1859)
|
1845
|
Georg Adolf Erman
|
Alexander von Middendorff
|
| 8
|
Alexander von Middendorff
|
Baltic German explorer and scientist (1815-1894)
|
1846
|
Carl Ritter
|
Ludwig Leichhardt
|
| 9
|
Ludwig Leichhardt
|
German explorer of Australia (1813-1848)
|
1847
|
Alexander von Middendorff
|
Charles Wilkes
|
| 10
|
Charles Wilkes
|
naval officer and explorer from the United States (1798-1877)
|
1848
|
Ludwig Leichhardt
|
Charles von Hügel
|
| 11
|
Charles von Hügel
|
Austrian noble, army officer, diplomat, botanist, and explorer
|
1849
|
Charles Wilkes
|
John C. Frémont
|
| 12
|
John C. Frémont
|
American politician, explorer and military officer (1813–1890)
|
1850
|
Charles von Hügel
|
Henry Strachey
|
| 14
|
Henry Strachey
|
British explorer
|
1852
|
John C. Frémont
|
Edward Augustus Inglefield
|
| 15
|
Edward Augustus Inglefield
|
British Royal Navy admiral (1820-1894)
|
1853
|
Henry Strachey
|
Robert McClure
|
| 16
|
Robert McClure
|
Royal Navy admiral and arctic explorer (1807-1873)
|
1854
|
Edward Augustus Inglefield
|
Heinrich Barth
|
|
|
David Livingstone
|
Scottish explorer and missionary (1813-1873)
|
1855
|
|
|
| 18
|
Heinrich Barth
|
German explorer (1821-1865)
|
1856
|
Robert McClure
|
Andrew Scott Waugh
|
| 19
|
Andrew Scott Waugh
|
British army officer and Surveyor General of India (1810-1878)
|
1857
|
Heinrich Barth
|
Alexander Dallas Bache
|
| 20
|
Alexander Dallas Bache
|
American scientist (1806-1867)
|
1858
|
Andrew Scott Waugh
|
John Palliser
|
| 21
|
John Palliser
|
British explorer
|
1859
|
Alexander Dallas Bache
|
Leopold McClintock
|
| 22
|
Leopold McClintock
|
Irish explorer in the British Royal Navy (1819-1907)
|
1860
|
John Palliser
|
John McDouall Stuart
|
| 23
|
John McDouall Stuart
|
British explorer (1815-1866)
|
1861
|
Leopold McClintock
|
Thomas Blakiston
|
| 24
|
Thomas Blakiston
|
British zoologist
|
1862
|
John McDouall Stuart
|
John Arrowsmith
|
| 25
|
John Arrowsmith
|
British geographer
|
1863
|
Thomas Blakiston
|
Karl Klaus von der Decken
|
| 26
|
Karl Klaus von der Decken
|
German explorer (1833-1865)
|
1864
|
John Arrowsmith
|
Samuel Baker
|
| 27
|
Samuel Baker
|
British explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist
|
1865
|
Karl Klaus von der Decken
|
William Chandless
|
| 28
|
William Chandless
|
Amazonian explorer, linguist
|
1866
|
Samuel Baker
|
Isaac Israel Hayes
|
| 29
|
Isaac Israel Hayes
|
United States explorer and physician (1832-1881)
|
1867
|
William Chandless
|
Gerhard Friedrich Rohlfs
|
| 30
|
Gerhard Friedrich Rohlfs
|
German geographer, explorer, author and adventurer (1831–1896)
|
1868
|
Isaac Israel Hayes
|
Mary Somerville
|
| 31
|
Mary Somerville
|
British science writer and polymath (1780-1872)
|
1869
|
Gerhard Friedrich Rohlfs
|
Francis Garnier
|
| 32
|
Francis Garnier
|
French Navy officer (1839-1873)
|
1870
|
Mary Somerville
|
Alexander Keith Johnston
|
| 33
|
Alexander Keith Johnston
|
Scottish geographer
|
1871
|
Francis Garnier
|
Robert Barkley Shaw
|
| 34
|
Robert Barkley Shaw
|
English explorer
|
1872
|
Alexander Keith Johnston
|
Henry Morton Stanley
|
| 35
|
Henry Morton Stanley
|
British journalist and explorer (1841–1904)
|
1873
|
Robert Barkley Shaw
|
Peter Egerton-Warburton
|
| 36
|
Peter Egerton-Warburton
|
British military officer, Commissioner of Police for South Australia and Australian explorer (1813–1889)
|
1874
|
Henry Morton Stanley
|
Julius von Payer
|
| 37
|
Julius von Payer
|
Austrian mountain climber, painter, arctic explorer and nobleman (1841-1915)
|
1875
|
Peter Egerton-Warburton
|
John Forrest
|
| 38
|
John Forrest
|
Australian explorer and politician (1847-1918)
|
1876
|
Julius von Payer
|
Nain Singh Rawat
|
| 39
|
Nain Singh Rawat
|
Pundit who explored the Himalayas for the British
|
1877
|
John Forrest
|
Henry Trotter
|
| 40
|
Henry Trotter
|
explorer
|
1878
|
Nain Singh Rawat
|
William John Gill
|
| 41
|
William John Gill
|
English explorer
|
1879
|
Henry Trotter
|
Ernest Giles
|
| 42
|
Ernest Giles
|
explorer (1835-1897)
|
1880
|
William John Gill
|
Benjamin Leigh Smith
|
| 43
|
Benjamin Leigh Smith
|
British explorer and yacht racer (1828-1913)
|
1881
|
Ernest Giles
|
John Kirk
|
| 44
|
John Kirk
|
Scottish physician, naturalist, companion to David Livingstone and administrator in Zanzibar (1832-1922)
|
1882
|
Benjamin Leigh Smith
|
Edward Colborne Baber
|
| 45
|
Edward Colborne Baber
|
British orientalist
|
1883
|
John Kirk
|
Julius von Haast
|
| 46
|
Julius von Haast
|
German-born New Zealand geologist (1822-1887)
|
1884
|
Edward Colborne Baber
|
Henry E. O'Neill
|
| 47
|
Henry E. O'Neill
|
Royal Navy officer
|
1885
|
Julius von Haast
|
Guido Cora
|
| 48
|
Guido Cora
|
Geographer and cartographer
|
1886
|
Henry E. O'Neill
|
George Grenfell
|
| 49
|
George Grenfell
|
Baptist missionary to Cameroon and explorer of Africa
|
1887
|
Guido Cora
|
Hermann Wissmann
|
| 50
|
Hermann Wissmann
|
German explorer and administrator in Africa (1853–1905)
|
1888
|
George Grenfell
|
Gustav Radde
|
| 51
|
Gustav Radde
|
German naturalist and explorer (1831-1903)
|
1889
|
Hermann Wissmann
|
Francis Younghusband
|
| 52
|
Francis Younghusband
|
British army explorer
|
1890
|
Gustav Radde
|
Fridtjof Nansen
|
| 53
|
Fridtjof Nansen
|
Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930)
|
1891
|
Francis Younghusband
|
Edward Whymper
|
| 54
|
Edward Whymper
|
British mountaineer
|
1892
|
Fridtjof Nansen
|
William Woodville Rockhill
|
| 55
|
William Woodville Rockhill
|
American diplomat and Sinologist (1854–1914)
|
1893
|
Edward Whymper
|
Élisée Reclus
|
| 56
|
Élisée Reclus
|
French geographer and writer
|
1894
|
William Woodville Rockhill
|
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
|
| 57
|
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
|
British politician (1859-1925)
|
1895
|
Élisée Reclus
|
St. George Littledale
|
| 58
|
St. George Littledale
|
English explorer
|
1896
|
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
|
George Mercer Dawson
|
| 59
|
George Mercer Dawson
|
Canadian scientist (1849 – 1901)
|
1897
|
St. George Littledale
|
Robert Peary
|
| 60
|
Robert Peary
|
explorer from the United States
|
1898
|
George Mercer Dawson
|
Fernand Foureau
|
| 61
|
Fernand Foureau
|
French explorer, colonial administrator, and Governor of Martinique from 1908 to 1913 (1850 – 1914)
|
1899
|
Robert Peary
|
James McCarthy
|
| 62
|
James McCarthy
|
Irish surveyor
|
1900
|
Fernand Foureau
|
Arthur Donaldson Smith
|
| 63
|
Arthur Donaldson Smith
|
American explorer (1866-1939)
|
1901
|
James McCarthy
|
Percy Sykes
|
| 64
|
Percy Sykes
|
British general, diplomat and scholar (1867–1945)
|
1902
|
Arthur Donaldson Smith
|
Otto Sverdrup
|
| 65
|
Otto Sverdrup
|
Norwegian sailor and Arctic explorer (1854-1930)
|
1903
|
Percy Sykes
|
Robert Falcon Scott
|
| 66
|
Robert Falcon Scott
|
Royal Navy officer and explorer
|
1904
|
Otto Sverdrup
|
Charles Henry Dudley Ryder
|
| 67
|
Charles Henry Dudley Ryder
|
British surveyor in India
|
1905
|
Robert Falcon Scott
|
Robert Bell
|
| 68
|
Robert Bell
|
Canadian geologist
|
1906
|
Charles Henry Dudley Ryder
|
Roald Amundsen
|
| 69
|
Roald Amundsen
|
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole
|
1907
|
Robert Bell
|
Albert I, Prince of Monaco
|
| 70
|
Albert I, Prince of Monaco
|
Prince of Monaco (1848-1922)
|
1908
|
Roald Amundsen
|
Milo Talbot
|
| 71
|
Milo Talbot
|
British army officer, surveyor and collector, 1854-1931
|
1909
|
Albert I, Prince of Monaco
|
William Speirs Bruce
|
| 72
|
William Speirs Bruce
|
Scottish marine biologist and polar explorer (1867–1921)
|
1910
|
Milo Talbot
|
Jean-Baptiste Charcot
|
| 73
|
Jean-Baptiste Charcot
|
French scientist (1867-1936)
|
1911
|
William Speirs Bruce
|
Douglas Carruthers
|
| 74
|
Douglas Carruthers
|
British explorer and naturalist (1882-1962)
|
1912
|
Jean-Baptiste Charcot
|
Edward Adrian Wilson
|
| 75
|
Edward Adrian Wilson
|
English polar explorer (1872–1912)
|
1913
|
Douglas Carruthers
|
Alexander H. Rice, Jr.
|
| 76
|
Alexander H. Rice, Jr.
|
American geologist
|
1914
|
Edward Adrian Wilson
|
Filippo De Filippi
|
| 77
|
Filippo De Filippi
|
Italian physician, scientist and explorer
|
1915
|
Alexander H. Rice, Jr.
|
Frederick Marshman Bailey
|
| 78
|
Frederick Marshman Bailey
|
British political officer in India (1882-1967)
|
1916
|
Filippo De Filippi
|
Cecil Rawling
|
| 79
|
Cecil Rawling
|
British general, explorer and author
|
1917
|
Frederick Marshman Bailey
|
Jean Auguste Marie Tilho
|
| 80
|
Jean Auguste Marie Tilho
|
French explorer and military personnel (1875-1956)
|
1918
|
Cecil Rawling
|
William Morris Davis
|
| 81
|
William Morris Davis
|
American geographer
|
1919
|
Jean Auguste Marie Tilho
|
Jovan Cvijić
|
| 82
|
Jovan Cvijić
|
Serbian scientist
|
1920
|
William Morris Davis
|
Robert Bourgeois
|
| 83
|
Robert Bourgeois
|
French politician, military officer and geographer (1857-1945)
|
1921
|
Jovan Cvijić
|
Ernest de Koven Leffingwell
|
| 84
|
Ernest de Koven Leffingwell
|
American geologist and explorer (1875-1971)
|
1922
|
Robert Bourgeois
|
Staniforth Smith
|
| 85
|
Staniforth Smith
|
Australian politician, explorer & civil servant (1869-1934)
|
1923
|
Ernest de Koven Leffingwell
|
Frank Wild
|
| 86
|
Frank Wild
|
British Antarctica explorer (1873-1939)
|
1924
|
Staniforth Smith
|
Sandy Wollaston
|
| 87
|
Sandy Wollaston
|
British explorer and biologist (1875-1930)
|
1925
|
Frank Wild
|
Edgeworth David
|
| 88
|
Edgeworth David
|
Australian geologist
|
1926
|
Sandy Wollaston
|
Lauge Koch
|
| 89
|
Lauge Koch
|
Danish geologist (1892-1964)
|
1927
|
Edgeworth David
|
Hubert Wilkins
|
| 90
|
Hubert Wilkins
|
Australian polar explorer (1888-1958)
|
1928
|
Lauge Koch
|
Charles Karius
|
| 91
|
Charles Karius
|
Australian explorer, magistrate & civil servant
|
1929
|
Hubert Wilkins
|
Carsten Borchgrevink
|
| 92
|
Carsten Borchgrevink
|
Anglo-Norwegian polar explorer (1864-1934)
|
1930
|
Charles Karius
|
Richard E. Byrd
|
| 93
|
Richard E. Byrd
|
American naval officer, explorer (1888-1957)
|
1931
|
Carsten Borchgrevink
|
Prince Aimone, 4th Duke of Aosta
|
| 94
|
Prince Aimone, 4th Duke of Aosta
|
Italian prince and navy officer (1900-1948)
|
1932
|
Richard E. Byrd
|
Erich von Drygalski
|
| 95
|
Erich von Drygalski
|
German geographer (1865–1949)
|
1933
|
Prince Aimone, 4th Duke of Aosta
|
Ejnar Mikkelsen
|
| 96
|
Ejnar Mikkelsen
|
Danish explorer and writer
|
1934
|
Erich von Drygalski
|
Willi Rickmer Rickmers
|
| 97
|
Willi Rickmer Rickmers
|
German explorer
|
1935
|
Ejnar Mikkelsen
|
Robert Ernest Cheesman
|
| 98
|
Robert Ernest Cheesman
|
British explorer
|
1936
|
Willi Rickmer Rickmers
|
Lincoln Ellsworth
|
| 99
|
Lincoln Ellsworth
|
American explorer
|
1937
|
Robert Ernest Cheesman
|
Eric Shipton
|
| 100
|
Eric Shipton
|
British explorer
|
1938
|
Lincoln Ellsworth
|
Hans Wilhelmsson Ahlmann
|
| 101
|
Hans Wilhelmsson Ahlmann
|
Swedish glaciologist and diplomat (1889-1974)
|
1939
|
Eric Shipton
|
Sandy Glen
|
| 102
|
Sandy Glen
|
British explorer
|
1940
|
Hans Wilhelmsson Ahlmann
|
Isaiah Bowman
|
| 103
|
Isaiah Bowman
|
American geographer
|
1941
|
Sandy Glen
|
Owen Lattimore
|
| 104
|
Owen Lattimore
|
American scholar of Central Asia (1900-1989)
|
1942
|
Isaiah Bowman
|
Halford Mackinder
|
| 105
|
Halford Mackinder
|
English geographer, academic, and politician (1861-1947)
|
1945
|
Owen Lattimore
|
Henry Larsen
|
| 106
|
Henry Larsen
|
Canadian explorer
|
1946
|
Halford Mackinder
|
Daniël van der Meulen
|
| 107
|
Daniël van der Meulen
|
Dutch diplomat, explorer and writer (1894-1989)
|
1947
|
Henry Larsen
|
Thomas Henry Manning
|
| 108
|
Thomas Henry Manning
|
British-Canadian Arctic explorer (1911–1998)
|
1948
|
Daniël van der Meulen
|
Hans Pettersson
|
| 109
|
Hans Pettersson
|
physicist
|
1949
|
Thomas Henry Manning
|
Harald Sverdrup
|
| 110
|
Harald Sverdrup
|
Norwegian oceanographer (1888-1957)
|
1950
|
Hans Pettersson
|
Donald Thomson
|
| 111
|
Donald Thomson
|
Australian anthropologist and ornithologist and Indigenous rights campaigner
|
1951
|
Harald Sverdrup
|
Paul-Émile Victor
|
| 112
|
Paul-Émile Victor
|
French explorer
|
1952
|
Donald Thomson
|
Eigil Knuth
|
| 113
|
Eigil Knuth
|
Danish explorer, archaeologist, sculptor and writer (1903-1996)
|
1953
|
Paul-Émile Victor
|
Neil A. Mackintosh
|
| 114
|
Neil A. Mackintosh
|
marine biologist (1900-1974)
|
1954
|
Eigil Knuth
|
James Simpson
|
| 115
|
James Simpson
|
British explorer (1911-2002)
|
1955
|
Neil A. Mackintosh
|
Charles Evans
|
| 116
|
Charles Evans
|
British mountain climber (1918–1995)
|
1956
|
James Simpson
|
George Binney
|
| 117
|
George Binney
|
Royal Naval Reserve commander
|
1957
|
Charles Evans
|
Edmund Hillary
|
| 118
|
Edmund Hillary
|
New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919-2008)
|
1958
|
George Binney
|
Raymond Priestley
|
| 119
|
Raymond Priestley
|
English geologist, British Army officer and military historian
|
1959
|
Edmund Hillary
|
Théodore Monod
|
| 120
|
Théodore Monod
|
French naturalist and explorer (1902-2000)
|
1960
|
Raymond Priestley
|
John Ian Bartholomew
|
| 121
|
John Ian Bartholomew
|
British cartographer (1890-1962)
|
1961
|
Théodore Monod
|
Tom Harrisson
|
| 122
|
Tom Harrisson
|
polymath
|
1962
|
John Ian Bartholomew
|
Albert P. Crary
|
| 123
|
Albert P. Crary
|
American geophysicist
|
1963
|
Tom Harrisson
|
Thor Heyerdahl
|
| 124
|
Thor Heyerdahl
|
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
|
1964
|
Albert P. Crary
|
Lester Charles King
|
| 125
|
Lester Charles King
|
British geologist
|
1965
|
Thor Heyerdahl
|
Geoffrey Hattersley-Smith
|
| 126
|
Geoffrey Hattersley-Smith
|
British geologist (1923-2012)
|
1966
|
Lester Charles King
|
Eduard Imhof
|
| 127
|
Eduard Imhof
|
Swiss cartographer and professor at ETH Zurich (1895-1986) and child of his father Eduard Imhof (1854-1924)
|
1967
|
Geoffrey Hattersley-Smith
|
Augusto Gansser-Biaggi
|
| 128
|
Augusto Gansser-Biaggi
|
Swiss geologist (1910-2012)
|
1968
|
Eduard Imhof
|
Edward Timothy Tozer
Raymond Thorsteinsson
|
| 129
|
Edward Timothy Tozer
|
paleontologist (1928-2010)
|
1969
|
Augusto Gansser-Biaggi
|
Haroun Tazieff
|
| 129
|
Raymond Thorsteinsson
|
Canadian geologist
|
1969
|
Augusto Gansser-Biaggi
|
Haroun Tazieff
|
| 130
|
Haroun Tazieff
|
French volcanologist, geologist (1914-1998)
|
1970
|
Raymond Thorsteinsson
Edward Timothy Tozer
|
Charles Swithinbank
|
| 131
|
Charles Swithinbank
|
British glaciologist
|
1971
|
Haroun Tazieff
|
Michael Douglas Gwynne
|
| 132
|
Michael Douglas Gwynne
|
biologist and botanical collector (1932-2012)
|
1972
|
Charles Swithinbank
|
Edgar Hynes Thompson
|
| 133
|
Edgar Hynes Thompson
|
British photogrammetric surveyor (1910–1976)
|
1973
|
Michael Douglas Gwynne
|
Gordon de Quetteville Robin
|
| 134
|
Gordon de Quetteville Robin
|
Australian British glaciologist (1921–2004)
|
1974
|
Edgar Hynes Thompson
|
Joachim Kuettner
|
| 135
|
Joachim Kuettner
|
German-American scientist
|
1975
|
Gordon de Quetteville Robin
|
Edmund George Irving
|
| 136
|
Edmund George Irving
|
Naval officer (1910-1990)
|
1976
|
Joachim Kuettner
|
Kenneth Hare
|
| 137
|
Kenneth Hare
|
Canadian geographer and climatologist (1919-2002)
|
1977
|
Edmund George Irving
|
Mieczysław Klimaszewski
|
| 138
|
Mieczysław Klimaszewski
|
Polish geographer (1908-1995)
|
1978
|
Kenneth Hare
|
Robin Hanbury-Tenison
|
| 139
|
Robin Hanbury-Tenison
|
English Explorer
|
1979
|
Mieczysław Klimaszewski
|
Preston E. James
|
| 140
|
Preston E. James
|
American geographer
|
1980
|
Robin Hanbury-Tenison
|
Valter Schytt
|
| 141
|
Valter Schytt
|
Swedish glaciologist
|
1981
|
Preston E. James
|
Douglas Ernest Warren
|
| 142
|
Douglas Ernest Warren
|
surveyor (1918-1993)
|
1982
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Valter Schytt
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John Young
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| 143
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John Young
|
American astronaut, naval officer, test pilot and aeronautical engineer
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1983
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Douglas Ernest Warren
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Pierre Gourou
|
| 144
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Pierre Gourou
|
French geographer
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1984
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John Young
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Walter Smith
|
| 145
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Walter Smith
|
English land surveyor
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1985
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Pierre Gourou
|
Peter Haggett
|
| 146
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Peter Haggett
|
eminent British geographer and academic
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1986
|
Walter Smith
|
Richard Chorley
|
| 147
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Richard Chorley
|
English geographer (1927-2002)
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1987
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Peter Haggett
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Nigel Winser
|
| 148
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Nigel Winser
|
|
1988
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Richard Chorley
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Keith Clayton
|
| 149
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Keith Clayton
|
British geographer and environmental scientist
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1989
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Nigel Winser
|
Richard Leakey
|
| 150
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Richard Leakey
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Kenyan paleoanthropologist, conservationist, and politician
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1990
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Keith Clayton
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Anne Stine Ingstad
Helge Ingstad
|
| 151
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Helge Ingstad
|
Norwegian explorer
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1991
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Richard Leakey
|
Martin Holdgate
|
| 151
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Anne Stine Ingstad
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Norwegian archaeologist (1918-1997)
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1991
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Richard Leakey
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Martin Holdgate
|
| 152
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Martin Holdgate
|
British biologist (1931 - )
|
1992
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Helge Ingstad
Anne Stine Ingstad
|
John Blashford-Snell
|
| 153
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John Blashford-Snell
|
British army officer and explorer
|
1993
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Martin Holdgate
|
Ghillean Prance
|
| 154
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Ghillean Prance
|
British botanist (1937-)
|
1994
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John Blashford-Snell
|
David Harvey
|
| 155
|
David Harvey
|
British geographer and anthropologist
|
1995
|
Ghillean Prance
|
John Barrie Thornes
|
| 156
|
John Barrie Thornes
|
geographer and geomorphologist
|
1996
|
David Harvey
|
David William Rhind
|
| 157
|
David William Rhind
|
British geographer
|
1997
|
John Barrie Thornes
|
David Drewry
|
| 158
|
David Drewry
|
British scientist
|
1998
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David William Rhind
|
Doug Scott
|
| 159
|
Doug Scott
|
British mountaineer (1941-2020)
|
1999
|
David Drewry
|
Crispin Tickell
|
| 160
|
Crispin Tickell
|
British diplomat, environmentalist, and academic (1930–2022)
|
2000
|
Doug Scott
|
Reinhold Messner
|
| 161
|
Reinhold Messner
|
Italian mountaineer, adventurer and explorer
|
2001
|
Crispin Tickell
|
David Keeble
|
| 162
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David Keeble
|
British economic geographer
|
2002
|
Reinhold Messner
|
Harish Kapadia
|
| 163
|
Harish Kapadia
|
Indian mountain climber
|
2003
|
David Keeble
|
Sydney Possuelo
|
| 164
|
Sydney Possuelo
|
Brazilian explorer
|
2004
|
Harish Kapadia
|
Jean Malaurie
|
| 165
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Jean Malaurie
|
French anthropologist and geographer
|
2005
|
Sydney Possuelo
|
Jack D. Ives
|
| 166
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Jack D. Ives
|
Canadian montologist
|
2006
|
Jean Malaurie
|
Paul Curran
|
| 167
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Paul Curran
|
British geographer, President of City University London
|
2007
|
Jack D. Ives
|
H. Jesse Walker
|
| 168
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H. Jesse Walker
|
American geographer
|
2008
|
Paul Curran
|
Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford
|
| 169
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Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford
|
British economist and academic (born 1946)
|
2009
|
H. Jesse Walker
|
Jack Dangermond
|
| 170
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Jack Dangermond
|
US-american businessman and founder of ESRI
|
2010
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Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford
|
Sylvia A. Earle
|
| 171
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Sylvia A. Earle
|
American oceanographer
|
2011
|
Jack Dangermond
|
Alastair Fothergill
|
| 172
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Alastair Fothergill
|
British producer
|
2012
|
Sylvia A. Earle
|
Michael Palin
|
| 173
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Michael Palin
|
English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter
|
2013
|
Alastair Fothergill
|
Hans Rosling
|
| 174
|
Hans Rosling
|
Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician and public speaker
|
2014
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Michael Palin
|
Paul Theroux
|
| 175
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Paul Theroux
|
American travel writer and novelist
|
2015
|
Hans Rosling
|
Bob Geldof
|
| 176
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Bob Geldof
|
Irish singer-songwriter and political activist (born 1951)
|
2016
|
Paul Theroux
|
Lindsey Hilsum
|
| 177
|
Lindsey Hilsum
|
British journalist
|
2017
|
Bob Geldof
|
Yadvinder Malhi
|
| 178
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Yadvinder Malhi
|
Professor of Ecosystem Science at the University of Oxford
|
2018
|
Lindsey Hilsum
|
Fiona Reynolds
|
| 179
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Fiona Reynolds
|
British civil servant and academic administrator
|
2019
|
Yadvinder Malhi
|
Michael T. Jones
|
| 180
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Michael T. Jones
|
American businessman and software developer (1960–2021)
|
2020
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Fiona Reynolds
|
Rita Gardner
|
| 181
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Rita Gardner
|
British geographer and academic
|
2021
|
Michael T. Jones
|
Jane Francis
|
| 182
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Jane Francis
|
British paleoclimatologist
|
2022
|
Rita Gardner
|
Felix Driver
|
| 183
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Felix Driver
|
geographer
|
2023
|
Jane Francis
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