Background
Savours, Ann Margaret was born on November 9, 1927 in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Daughter of Edgar Walter and Doris Margaret (Holt) Savours.
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Ann Margaret Savours
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Education
Bachelor with honors, London University, 1949. Diplome de Civilisation Française, Sorbonne, Paris, 1950. Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Kent at Canterbury, 2001.
Career
Department library King's College, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1951-1954. Curator manuscripts, assistant library Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, England, 1954-1966. Assistant keeper National Maritime Museum, London, 1970-1987.
Honorary research fellow Australian National University, Canberra, 1960-1961.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Royal Geography Society (council 1978-1980, Murchison award 2001). Member Society Nautical Research (council 1987, 91-95, 96-2000, honorary secretary 1987-1990), Hakluyt Society (council 1980-1985, 86-91, 94-98, 99—, essay contributor 150th annual volunteer 1996), Geography Club (London).
Interests
Connections
Married Laurence George Samuel Shirley, November 18, 1961. Children: John Alexander, Nicholas Savours.
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Nationality
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Religion
Church of England
Awards
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Johnstone and Florence Stoney scholar British Federation University Women. Trans-Antarctic Association grantee, 1984-1985, Royal Society grantee, 1993, Royal Geography Society, 1998.Johnstone and Florence Stoney scholar British Federation University Women. Trans-Antarctic Association grantee, 1984-1985, Royal Society grantee, 1993, Royal Geography Society, 1998.