Person Open DS/UK/6046 Markham; Sir; Clements Robert (1830-1916); KCB FRS; English geographer, explorer, writer Markham Clements Robert Sir 1830-1916 English geographer, explorer, writer Male

Sir Clements Robert Markham KCB FRS (20 July 1830 – 30 January 1916) was an English geographer, explorer, and writer. He was secretary of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) between 1863 and 1888,[1] and later served as the Society's president for a further 12 years. In the latter capacity he was mainly responsible for organising the National Antarctic Expedition of 1901–04, and for launching the polar career of Robert Falcon Scott. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 5/30/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 94e9d043-f699-439e-b998-e655bc6c74a1