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Charles Howard-Bury

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British soldier, explorer, botanist and Conservative politician (1883-1963)

United Kingdom Historical FiguresLived 1883 to 1963 · aged 80

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Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury DSO, DL, JP was a British soldier, explorer, botanist and Conservative politician.

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Howard-Bury's famed 'curved antler' ibex which he shot in the Tian Shan mountain range in Asia during his expedition in 1921 which is now on display in the Greville Arms Hotel in Mullingar, Ireland

Howard-Bury's famed 'curved antler' ibex which he shot in the Tian Shan mountain range in Asia during his expedition in 1921 which is now on display in the Greville Arms Hotel in Mullingar, Ireland

Awards 3

1922Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations

1922Founder’s Medal

1922grand prix de la Société de géographie

Connected to Charles 6

Adolf von SchlagintweitAlso won Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations

Thierry de MontbrialAlso won grand prix de la Société de géographie Frank Kingdon-WardAlso won Founder’s Medal

Raoul BlanchardAlso won grand prix de la Société de géographie

Hermenegildo CapeloAlso won Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations William John HamiltonAlso won Founder’s Medal

About this person

Country

United Kingdom

Category

Historical Figures

Type

Historical Figure

Status

deceased

Dates

Lived 1883 to 1963 · aged 80

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8 languages

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