RGS

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RGS is the commonly used abbreviation for the Royal Geographical Society, the United Kingdom’s leading learned society and professional body for geography and geographers.

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RGS canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf charity ⓘ
learned society ⓘ
professional body ⓘ
abbreviation RGS ⓘ
awardsTitle Chartered Geographer ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
field geography ⓘ
focus geographers ⓘ
geography ⓘ
formerPatron Queen Victoria ⓘ
formerPresident Halford Mackinder ⓘ
Sir Clements Markham ⓘ
Sir Roderick Murchison ⓘ
linked to: Roderick Murchison
foundedIn 1830 ⓘ
foundedInCentury 19th century ⓘ
foundingLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
fullName Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) ⓘ
grantsAward Founders’ Medal ⓘ
Patrons’ Medal ⓘ
Royal Medals ⓘ
linked to: Royal Medal
grantsCharteredStatusFor Chartered Geographer ⓘ
hasAbbreviation RGS-IBG ⓘ
hasCollectionType artefacts ⓘ
artworks ⓘ
manuscripts ⓘ
maps ⓘ
photographs ⓘ
headquartersBorough City of Westminster ⓘ
headquartersBuilding RGS-IBG headquarters, Kensington Gore ⓘ
headquartersLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
language English ⓘ
locatedNear Royal Albert Hall ⓘ
locatedOn Kensington Gore ⓘ
mergedWith Institute of British Geographers ⓘ
mergerYear 1995 ⓘ
organizes conferences ⓘ
expeditions ⓘ
lectures ⓘ
patron monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
publishes Area ⓘ
Geo: Geography and Environment ⓘ
The Geographical Journal ⓘ
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers ⓘ
regionServed United Kingdom ⓘ
worldwide ⓘ
supports expeditions ⓘ
fieldwork ⓘ
geographical research ⓘ
website https://www.rgs.org/ ⓘ

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Royal Geographical Society → abbreviation → RGS ⓘ
subject linked to: RGS