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| | NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Royal Geographical Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) |
 | | The Society has been a key associate and supporter of many famous explorers and expeditions, including those of Darwin, Livingstone, Scott and Shackleton. |
 | | David Livingstone David Livingstone (March 19, 1813 – May 1, 1873) was a Scottish missionary and explorer of the Victorian era, now best remembered because of his meeting with Henry Morton Stanley which gave rise to the popular quotation, Early life Livingstone was born in the village of Blantyre, South Lanarkshire... |
 | | Sir John Franklin (April 15, 1786 â June 11, 1847) was an English sea captain and Arctic explorer, whose fate â and that of his last expedition â was for many years a mystery. |
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