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Ralph Alger Bagnold

English 20th-century desert explorer, geologist and soldier · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1896 to 1990 · aged 94

Brigadier Ralph Alger Bagnold, OBE, FRS, was an English 20th-century desert explorer, geologist, and soldier.

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1990Died28 May 19901981David Linton AwardAward1978Sorby MedalAward1971Wollaston MedalAward1970Penrose MedalAward1969G. K. Warren PrizeAward1944Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward1941Officer of the Order of the British EmpireAward1935Founder’s MedalAward1896Born3 April 1896

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David Linton Award1981
Sorby Medal1978
Wollaston Medal1971
Penrose Medal1970
G. K. Warren Prize1969
Fellow of the Royal Society1944
Officer of the Order of the British Empire1941
Founder’s Medal1935
Order of Leopold
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1896 to 1990 · aged 94