The Cullum Geographical Medal is one of the oldest awards of the American Geographical Society. It was established in the will of George Washington Cullum, the vice president of the Society, and is awarded "to those who distinguish themselves by geographical discoveries or in the advancement of geographical science". It was first awarded in 1896 to Robert Peary. The gold medal was designed by Lydia Field Emmet.
"On the front is the figure of a young man standing in the bow of a boat. He has thrown down his oars upon discovering land. He shades his eyes with his hand as the boat progresses through the waves. A sea gull, hovering, indicates the proximity of land. The whole is supposed to represent enterprise and the spirit of exploration. Inscribed on the face of the medal is: The American Geographical Society of New York."
"The reverse, to typify achievement and award, bears a female figure – Columbia, the left hand resting on a globe and the right holding out a laurel wreath. Beneath the right arm is the tablet to bear the record of the achievement for which the award is made. On the side is the inscription: The Cullum Geographical Medal."
Recipients Source: American Geographical Society
1896: Robert Peary 1897: Fridtjof Nansen 1899: John Murray 1901: Thomas C. Mendenhall 1902: A. Donaldson Smith 1903: Prince Luigi Amedeo 1904: Georg von Neumayer, Sven Hedin 1906: Robert Bell, Robert Falcon Scott 1908: William Morris Davis 1909: Francisco Moreno, Ernest Shackleton 1910: Hermann Wagner 1911: Jean-Baptiste Charcot 1914: John Scott Keltie, Ellen Churchill Semple 1917: George W. Goethals 1918: Frederick Haynes Newell 1919: Emmanuel de Margerie, Henry Fairfield Osborn 1921: Albert I, Prince of Monaco 1922: Edward A. Reeves 1924: Jovan Cvijić 1925: Lucien Gallois, Harvey C. Hayes, Pedro C. Sánchez 1929: Jean Brunhes, Alfred Hettner, Hugh Robert Mill, Jules de Schokalsky 1930: Curtis F. Marbut 1931: Mark Jefferson 1932: Bertram Thomas 1935: Douglas Johnson 1938: Louise Arner Boyd 1939: Emmanuel de Martonne 1940: Robert Cushman Murphy 1943: Arthur Robert Hinks 1948: Hugh Hammond Bennett 1950: Hans Wilhelmsson Ahlmann 1952: Roberto Almagià 1954: 1953 British Mount Everest expedition 1956: J. Russell Smith 1958: C. W. Thornthwaite 1959: Albert P. Crary 1961: Maurice Ewing 1962: Richard Joel Russell 1963: Rachel Carson 1964: John Leighly 1965: Kirtley F. Mather 1967: Peter Haggett 1968: Luna Leopold 1969: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins 1973: Bruce Heezen 1975: René Dubos 1985: Chauncy Harris 1987: Kenneth Hare, Yi-Fu Tuan 1989: M. Gordon Wolman 1997: Melvin G. Marcus 1999: Jack Dangermond, David Lowenthal 2001: Wilbur Zelinsky 2009: Peter Smith, Matthew Henson 2014: Lee Schwartz 2020: Jerome Dobson 2021: Laura Pulido
See also
List of geography awards
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