Clements Markham
Geographer and explorer
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Sir Clements Robert Markham KCB FRS FRSGS was an English geographer, explorer and writer. He was secretary of the Royal Geographical Society between 1863 and 1888, and later served as the Society's president for a further 12 years. Wikipedia
Born: July 20, 1830, Stillingfleet, United Kingdom
Died: January 30, 1916 (age 85 years), London, United Kingdom
Spouse: Minna Chichester (m. 1857)
Books: The Hakluyt society, The Incas Of Peru, Markham in Peru, and more
Grandparents: Elizabeth Bowles and William Markham
Great-grandparents: Sarah Goddard, Mary Elton, and Oldfield Bowles
Awards: Founder's Gold Medal