List of recipients of the W. S. Bruce Medal
This is a list of recipients of the W. S. Bruce Medal.
Established in 1923, the medal is awarded quinquennially for notable contributions to "Zoology, Botany, Geology, Meteorology, Oceanography or Geography, where new knowledge has been gained through a personal visit to polar regions." and is open to researchers of all nationalities, preferably of Scottish birth or origin, and preferably at the outset of their careers. It commemorates the work of Dr William Spiers Bruce, an explorer and scientific investigator in polar regions.
The award is made and administered by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society in conjunction with the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh.[1]
Recipients
Source: Royal Society of Edinburgh
- 2010 Alison Cook
- 2004 Dr Michael J Bentley
- 1999 Professor D Marchant
- 1994 Dr Ian Lamont Boyd
- 1987 Dr J E Gordon
- 1980 Dr A Clarke
- 1977 Dr Peter Wadhams
- 1972 Dr P Friend
- 1968 Dr William Stanley Bryce Paterson
- 1966 Dr S Evans
- 1964 Dr Martin Wyatt Holdgate
- 1962 Ken V Blaiklock
- 1960 J MacDowall
- 1958 Dr Hal Lister
- 1956 J W Cowie
- 1954 Dr Richard Maitland Laws
- 1952 Gordon de Quetteville Robin
- 1950 Dr Maxwell John Dunbar
- 1948 Dr W A Deer
- 1946 Lt-Col Patrick Douglas Baird
- 1944 Lieutenant Thomas Henry Manning
- 1942 Dr George Colin Lawder Bertram
- 1940 Brian Birley Roberts
- 1938 Alexander Richard Glen
- 1936 James William Slessor Marr
- 1932 Henry George "Gino" Watkins
- 1930 Neil Alison Mackintosh
- 1928 Harald Ulrik Sverdrup
- 1926 James Mann Wordie
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