Frank Debenham

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Australian geographer (1883-1965)

United Kingdom ScientistsLived 1883 to 1965 · aged 81

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Frank Debenham, OBE was Emeritus Professor of Geography at the Department of Geography, Cambridge University and first director of the Scott Polar Research Institute.

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The second western party (Thomas Griffith Taylor, Debenham, Tryggve Gran and Robert Forde) aboard ship at the end of their journey (February 1912)

Sledge flag used by Debenham in Antarctica during the Terra Nova Expedition

Awards 4

1948David Livingstone Centenary Medal

1948Victoria Medal

Polar Medal

Honorary Member of the American Polar Society

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Carl TrollAlso won Victoria Medal

Paul SipleAlso won David Livingstone Centenary Medal

Huberht Taylor HudsonAlso won Polar Medal

Ernst Georg RavensteinAlso won Victoria Medal

Cecil MearesAlso won Polar Medal

John RymillAlso won David Livingstone Centenary Medal

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