Clements Markham
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, and later served as the Society's president for a further 12 years. In the latter capacity he was mainly responsible for organising the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901–1904, and for launching the polar career of Robert Falcon Scott.
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| Date of birth | 20 July 1830
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| Place of birth | Stillingfleet, England
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| Date of death | 29 January 1916
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| Place of death | London, Middlesex, England
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