James Mann Wordie | |
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 James Wordie, photographed on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1914 | |
| Born | 26 April 1889 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 16 January 1962 (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 |
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.
He was President of the Royal Geographical Society from 1951 to 1954.[1]
- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2019.