Clements Markham
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Sir Clements Robert Markham was an English geographer, explorer and writer. He was secretary of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) between 1863 and 1888, and later served as the Society's president for a further 12 years.
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Collingwood, Markham's first ship
Markham as a naval cadet in 1844, aged 14
A modern photograph of the graves discovered at Beechey Island in 1850
Old print of Arequipa, Peru, with Mount Misti in the background
Cinchona plant (photographed in 2002 at a Hawaiian plantation)
Sir Robert Napier, Abyssinian campaign commander
Discovery and Alert in the Arctic; both ships had auxiliary steam enginesAwards 4
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About this person
Sir Clements Robert Markham was an English geographer, explorer and writer. He was secretary of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) between 1863 and 1888, and later served as the Society's president for a further 12 years. In the latter capacity he was mainly responsible for organising the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1904, and for launching the polar career of Robert Falcon Scott.
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