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Griffith Taylor Medal (1989 - )

Institute of Australian Geographers

From
1989
Hawker, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Functions
Award and Geography
Website
https://www.iag.org.au/gt-medal

Summary

The Griffith Taylor Medal has been presented occasionally by the Institute of Australian Geographers since 1989. It is awarded for distinguished contributions to geography in Australia. T. Griffith Taylor, the first Professor of Geography in an Australian University, was founding president of the Geographical Society of New South Wales (1927) and of the Institute of Australian Geographers (1959).

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