Back Award

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The Back Award is a prestigious honor given by the Royal Geographical Society for notable contributions to the development or application of geographical knowledge.

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Back Award canonical 2

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instanceOf Royal Geographical Society award ⓘ
academic award ⓘ
geography award ⓘ
awardCategory medal and award of the Royal Geographical Society ⓘ
awardedFor notable contributions to the application of geographical knowledge ⓘ
notable contributions to the development of geographical knowledge ⓘ
awardingBody Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
discipline geographical information science ⓘ
human geography ⓘ
physical geography ⓘ
field geography ⓘ
follows Founder's Medal ⓘ
linked to: Founders’ Medal

Patron’s Medal ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasNotableCharacteristic one of the principal awards of the Royal Geographical Society ⓘ
recognises contributions to geographical theory and practice ⓘ
hasRecipient Andrew Cliff ⓘ
Brian Berry ⓘ
David Harvey ⓘ
Doreen Massey ⓘ
Halford Mackinder ⓘ
Leslie Curry ⓘ
Michael Batty ⓘ
Owen Lattimore ⓘ
Peter Gould ⓘ
Peter Haggett ⓘ
Richard Chorley ⓘ
Ron Johnston ⓘ
Torsten Hägerstrand ⓘ
Vaughan Cornish ⓘ
Walford Mackenzie ⓘ
inception 1882 ⓘ
isPartOf Royal Geographical Society medals and awards ⓘ
locationOfAwarding London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
namedAfter George Back ⓘ
officialName Back Award ⓘ
presentedBy Royal Geographical Society ⓘ
sponsor Royal Geographical Society ⓘ

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Back Award → officialName → Back Award ⓘ