author
Sir Clements R. (Clements Robert) Markham
1830–1916
A driving force behind Victorian exploration, he helped shape the Royal Geographical Society and championed major polar expeditions. He was also a prolific writer and translator whose books ranged from travel and history to accounts of exploration in Peru and the Arctic.
6 Audiobooks
Richard III: His Life & Character, Reviewed in the Light of Recent Research
by Sir Clements R. (Clements Robert) Markham
Apu Ollantay: A Drama of the Time of the Incas
by Sir Clements R. (Clements Robert) Markham
The lands of silence : A history of Arctic and Antarctic exploration
by Sir Clements R. (Clements Robert) Markham
The Paladins of Edwin the Great
by Sir Clements R. (Clements Robert) Markham
Travels in Peru and India While Superintending the Collection of Chinchona Plants and Seeds in South America, and Their Introduction into India.
by Sir Clements R. (Clements Robert) Markham
The Story of Majorca and Minorca
by Sir Clements R. (Clements Robert) Markham
About the author
Born in Yorkshire in 1830, Sir Clements Robert Markham entered the Royal Navy as a teenager and took part in an Arctic search expedition for Sir John Franklin before leaving naval service. Travel in Peru became especially important to him, and he later wrote widely on the country, its history, and its natural resources.
Markham became one of the central figures of British geography through his long service to the Royal Geographical Society, first as secretary and later as president. In that role he strongly promoted exploration, especially in the polar regions, and played a leading part in backing the Antarctic expedition of Robert Falcon Scott.
Alongside his public work, he published extensively as an author, editor, and translator. His career linked scholarship with adventure, and his books reflect a lifelong fascination with discovery, navigation, and the people and places encountered through exploration.