Name Emmanuel Margerie Role Geographer | Died December 20, 1953 | |
Born Emmanuel Marie Pierre Martin Jacquin de MargerieNovember 11, 1862 ( 1862-11-11 ) Notable awards ForMemRSCullum Geographical Medal (1919)Lyell Medal (1921)Mary Clark Thompson Medal (1923)Wollaston Medal (1946) Awards Wollaston Medal, Victoria Medal, Lyell Medal | ||
Emmanuel Marie Pierre Martin Jacquin de Margerie ForMemRS (11 November 1862 – 20 December 1953) was a French geographer after whom the Margerie Glacier was named, which he visited in 1913.
Awards and honours
Margerie was awarded the Cullum Geographical Medal of the American Geographical Society in 1919. In 1923 de Margerie was awarded the Mary Clark Thompson Medal from the National Academy of Sciences.
The Margerie Glacier is named in his honour.
References
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