Société Royale Belge de Géographie
The Société Royale Belge de Géographie (In English, the Royal Belgian Geographical Society) or SRBG, is a Belgian learned society which works to promote geographical sciences. It was founded on 27 August 1876 as the Belgian Society of Geography a few days before the opening of the Brussels Geographic Conference to promote the exploration of various parts of the world.[1] It was initially involved with commercial investment in Belgian colonies.[2] In 1882 King Leopold II authorised the society to use the prefix "Royal".[3] Although it was later funded privately Adrien de Gerlache first unveiled his plans for the Belgian Antarctic Expedition to the society in 1894.[4]
In 1900 the society had more than one thousand members including several explorers such as the American, Richard Mohun.[1][5] By the middle of the twentieth century the society had changed its objectives from exploration to scientific research and study.[1] The SRBG represents Belgium in the European Society of Geography and publishes the Belgian Journal of Geography, now branded as BELGEO.[6] The SRBG awards a gold medal to noted geographers and explorers.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 SRBG history page
- ↑ Royal Canadian Geographical Society, Geographical Associations and Societies, retrieved 2008-11-26
- ↑ University of Waterloo, Data for Societies Founded from 1870 to 1879, retrieved 2008-11-26
- ↑ Riffenburgh 2007, p. 137.
- ↑ Barrett-Gaines 1997, p. 54.
- ↑ List of publications of EUGEO members
- ↑ "Commander Peary's trophies", New York Times, 18 June 1910, p. 18, retrieved 26 November 2008.
Bibliography
- Barrett-Gaines, Kathryn (1997), "Travel Writing, Experiences, and Silences: What Is Left out of European Travelers' Accounts: The Case of Richard D. Mohun", History in Africa (African Studies Association) 24: 53–70, doi:10.2307/3172018, JSTOR 3172018
- Riffenburgh, Beau (2007), Encyclopedia of the Antarctic, CRC Press, ISBN 978-0-415-97024-2
External links
- Official homepage (French)