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Markham, Clements Robert
Person · 1830-1916

Sir Clements Robert Markham was an English geographer, explorer and writer. He was secretary of the Royal Geographical Society between 1863 and 1888, and later served as the Society's president for a further 12 years. In the latter capacity he was mainly responsible for organising the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1904, and for launching the polar career of Robert Falcon Scott

Corporate body · 1884-

The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom (MBA) is a learned society with a scientific laboratory that undertakes research in marine biology. The organisation was founded in 1884 and has been based in Plymouth since the Citadel Hill Laboratory was opened on 30th June 1888. The MBA is also home to the National Marine Biological Library, whose collections cover the marine biological sciences, and curates the historical collections

Manwaring, W S
Person · 1921-

Electrician's Department at ZSL London Zoo

Corporate body · 1988-2001

Manufacturing, Science and Finance (or the Manufacturing, Science and Finance Union) was a trade union in Britain. The MSF was the result of a merger in January 1988 between the Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs and the Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Section. In 2001 the MSF merged with the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union to form Amicus