Awards & Winners

Francis Younghusband

Date of Birth 31-May-1863
Place of Birth Murree
(Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan)
Nationality United Kingdom
Also know as Sir Younghusband, Francis Edward Sir Younghusband, Sir Francis
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband, KCSI, KCIE was a British Army officer, explorer, and spiritual writer. He is remembered chiefly for his travels in the Far East and Central Asia; especially the 1904 British expedition to Tibet, which he led, during which a massacre of Tibetans occurred, and for his writings on Asia and foreign policy. Younghusband held positions including British commissioner to Tibet and President of the Royal Geographical Society.

Awards by Francis Younghusband

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1890


Patron's Gold Medal
(For his journey from Machuria and Pekin to Kashmir, and especially for his route-surveys and topographical notes)