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THE King has approved the award of the Patron's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society to Sir Halford J. Mackinder, for his eminent contributions to geography, including the first ascent of Mount Kenya in 1899, and his long and distinguished service in the advancement of the science. His Majesty has given permission to the Council to postpone a recommendation for the Founder's Medal for 1945. The Council has resolved that the grant of the Society's awards for 1945 be postponed.
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Royal Geographical Society Awards. Nature 155, 539 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/155539b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/155539b0