12 years President of the Royal Geographic Society. Born at Stillingfleet, Yorkshire. Drowned crossing a river in Peru.
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Leland Lewis Duncan
Historian, author and public servant. Born in Lewisham. He served in the War Office for forty years and was rewarded with an M.V.O. (Member of the Victorian Order) and an O.B.E. His interest in loc...
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Canon Charles Bernard Mortlock, M.A.
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Bishop Mandell Creighton
Born Carlisle. His first career was as an historian. Bishop of London, 1897–1901.
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Thomas Arnold
Headmaster of Rugby School from 1828 to 1841. Born Isle of Wight. Father of Matthew Arnold, great grandfather of Aldous and Julian Huxley. Died at Rugby.
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Transport Trust
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