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THE International Geographical Congress, under the auspices of the Union Geographique Internationale, met at Alexandria and Cairo on March 28-April 9. One noticed well-known scientific men from France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Holland, Belgium, Poland, Yugoslavia, Greece, etc., as well as from England and Egypt. The deputations from Italy and from Poland seemed specially strong, while the French delegation included many leading members of the professoriate. The British group included Sir Francis Younghusband, who acted as its chief; Sir Charles Close, the honorary secretary of the Union Geographique Internationale; Maj.-Gen. Lord Edward Gleichen, Col. H. G. Lyons, Admiral Sir John Parry, Lieut.-Col. Craster, Dr. Newbigin, Profs. Roxby and Fleure, and Mr. W. W. Jervis.
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The International Geographical Congress. Nature 115, 620–621 (1925). https://doi.org/10.1038/115620a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/115620a0