James Wordie
Scottish polar explorer and geologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir James Mann Wordie CBE FRS FRSGS LLD (26 April 1889 – 16 January 1962) was a Scottish polar explorer and geologist. Friends knew him as Jock Wordie.
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Sir James Mann Wordie | |
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![]() James Wordie, photographed on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1914 | |
Born | (1889-04-26)26 April 1889 Glasgow, Scotland |
Died | 16 January 1962(1962-01-16) (aged 72) Cambridge, England |
Resting place | Church of the Holy Rude, Stirling |
Other names | Jock Wordie |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow St John's College, Cambridge |
Spouse | Gertrude Henderson |
Awards | CBE, FRS, FRSGS, LLD, W. S. Bruce Medal Founder's Medal Back Award Scottish Geographical Medal |
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He was President of the Royal Geographical Society from 1951 to 1954.[1]