Sir Clements Robert Markham KCB FRS FRSGS (20 July 1830 – 30 January 1916) was an English geographer, explorer and writer. He was secretary of the Royal... 63 KB (7,728 words) - 08:29, 15 April 2024 |
but the name Chinchón (pronounced [tʃinˈtʃon] in Spanish) led to Clements Markham and others proposing a correction of the spelling to Chinchona, and... 40 KB (4,731 words) - 22:27, 5 February 2024 |
The Markham Valley is a geographical area in Papua New Guinea. The name "Markham" commemorates Sir Clements Markham, Secretary of the British Royal Geographical... 3 KB (389 words) - 23:10, 25 September 2023 |
a Royal Navy officer. In 1899, he had a chance encounter with Sir Clements Markham, the president of the Royal Geographical Society, and learned of a... 60 KB (7,907 words) - 17:58, 30 April 2024 |
tulip tree. Native to Africa, Markhamia was named in the honour of Clements Markham (1830-1916), who worked in India. An evergreen small tree that grows... 3 KB (242 words) - 09:48, 18 January 2024 |
who as his guardian had the power to decide whom he would marry. Clements Markham, writing in 1906, claimed that Richard III had "liberated" Warwick... 9 KB (982 words) - 23:44, 17 March 2024 |
1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, gave the name Ile Clements Markham for Sir Clements Markham, President of the Royal Geographical Society, 1893–1905... 1 KB (184 words) - 21:14, 4 January 2024 |
Salisbury John Roddam Spencer Stanhope Dudley, 24th Baron de Ros Sir Clements Markham John, 9th Duke of Argyll Winifred, Duchess of Portland Simon, 14th... 34 KB (4,011 words) - 16:33, 14 April 2024 |
Peter Scott (redirect from Peter Markham Scott) history if you can; it is better than games." He was named after Sir Clements Markham, mentor of Scott's polar expeditions, and a godfather along with J... 31 KB (3,276 words) - 17:57, 30 April 2024 |
1988 Pakistani covert military operation in Indian-controlled Kashmir Clements Markham (1864), "Tupac", Contributions towards a grammar and dictionary of... 2 KB (262 words) - 10:55, 5 September 2023 |
Bridget Markham (1579–1609), a British courtier Sir Clements Markham (1830–1916), a President of the Royal Geographical Society Col Markham (1940–2020)... 4 KB (583 words) - 15:33, 18 June 2023 |
Expedition, 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskjöld, who named it for Sir Clements Markham. "Markham Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological... 760 bytes (124 words) - 20:06, 21 November 2015 |
of Richard. Other defenders of Richard include the noted explorer Clements Markham, whose Richard III: His Life and Character (1906) replied to the work... 153 KB (17,390 words) - 19:05, 3 May 2024 |
of Shanghai, China, to begin the tea plantations of Assam. In 1860, Clements Markham used Wardian cases to smuggle the cinchona plant out of South America... 8 KB (966 words) - 22:09, 15 October 2023 |
22 May 1905 – 25 May 1908 (1905-05-22 – 1908-05-25) Preceded by Sir Clements Markham Succeeded by Leonard Darwin Governor of the Royal Niger Company In... 12 KB (1,486 words) - 19:10, 31 January 2024 |