The Société Royale Belge de Géographie (In English, the Royal Belgian Geographical Society) or SRBG, is a Belgian learned society which works to promote geographical sciences.
The Société was founded on 27 August 1876 as the Belgian Society of Geography a few days before the opening of the Brussels Geographic Conference to promote the exploration of various parts of the world. [1] It was initially involved with commercial investment in Belgian colonies. [2] In 1882 King Leopold II authorised the society to use the prefix "Royal". [3] Although it was later funded privately Adrien de Gerlache first unveiled his plans for the Belgian Antarctic Expedition to the society in 1894. [4]
In 1900 the society had more than one thousand members including several explorers such as the American, Richard Mohun. [1] [5] By the middle of the twentieth century the society had changed its objectives from exploration to scientific research and study. [1] The SRBG represents Belgium in the European Society of Geography and publishes the Belgian Journal of Geography, now branded as Belgeo ( ISSN 2294-9135). [6] The SRBG awards a gold medal to noted geographers and explorers. [7]
The Société Royale Belge de Géographie (In English, the Royal Belgian Geographical Society) or SRBG, is a Belgian learned society which works to promote geographical sciences.
The Société was founded on 27 August 1876 as the Belgian Society of Geography a few days before the opening of the Brussels Geographic Conference to promote the exploration of various parts of the world. [1] It was initially involved with commercial investment in Belgian colonies. [2] In 1882 King Leopold II authorised the society to use the prefix "Royal". [3] Although it was later funded privately Adrien de Gerlache first unveiled his plans for the Belgian Antarctic Expedition to the society in 1894. [4]
In 1900 the society had more than one thousand members including several explorers such as the American, Richard Mohun. [1] [5] By the middle of the twentieth century the society had changed its objectives from exploration to scientific research and study. [1] The SRBG represents Belgium in the European Society of Geography and publishes the Belgian Journal of Geography, now branded as Belgeo ( ISSN 2294-9135). [6] The SRBG awards a gold medal to noted geographers and explorers. [7]