Kenneth Mason (geographer)
Lieut-Colonel Kenneth Mason MC (10 September 1887 – 2 June 1976) was a British soldier and explorer notable as the first statutory professor of Geography at the University of Oxford. His work surveying the Himalayas was rewarded in 1927 with a Royal Geographical Society Founder's Medal, the citation reading for his connection between the surveys of India and Russian Turkestan, and his leadership of the Shaksgam Expedition.
Lieut-Colonel Kenneth Mason MC | |
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Kenneth Mason | |
| Born | 10 September 1887 Sutton, Surrey |
| Died | 2 June 1976 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Royal Military Academy, Woolwich |
| Occupations | Soldier, explorer, Professor |
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