Riddiford Family
Riddiford may refer to: Antarctic landform: * Riddiford Nunatak in the Churchill Mountains, Oates Land People: * Charles Ernest Riddiford (18971968), Cartographer and typeface designer at National Geographic Society * Dan Riddiford (19141974), New Zealand politician * Edward Riddiford (18421911), New Zealand farmer and runholder, known as "King" Riddiford * Earle Riddiford (19211989), New Zealand lawyer and mountain climber * Lynn Riddiford Lynn Moorhead Riddiford (born 1936) is an American entomology, entomologist and developmental biologist. She was the first female faculty member in the Harvard Biology Department where she served as an assistant and associate professor. She is an ...

Riddiford Nunatak
The Darley Hills () are a range of high, ice-covered coastal hills in the Churchill Mountains, Antarctica. Location The Darley Hills overlook the Ross Ice Shelf, and trend north–south for about between Cape Douglas and Cape Parr. To the west, they are bounded by the Skinner Saddle in the north, from which Nursery Glacier flows south and then east into the Ross Ice Shelf. Name The hills were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for James M. Darley, chief cartographer of the National Geographic Society, 1940–63, under whose direction many important maps of Antarctica were published. Features Geographical features from north to south include: Skinner Saddle . A high, broad, snow-covered saddle between the northern part of Darley Hills and that portion of Churchill Mountains eastward of Mount Durnford. Mapped by the Northern Party of NZGSAE (1960-61) and named for D.N. Skinner, geologist with the party. Riddiford Nunatak ) A small but conspicuous nunatak ...
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Charles Ernest Riddiford
Charles Ernest Riddiford was a British cartographer, who spent most of his career at the ''National Geographic'' magazine. He was noted for the elegant use of typography in his works, embraced the challenges of photocomposition and photographic reproduction, and recognised the subliminal impact of the medium on the way information is accepted. Life Riddiford was born in UK, and after studying in Edinburgh, travelled to America in 1923. He worked at the National Geographic Society, within their Cartographic division. From 1923 to 1959, he was a Staff Cartographer. Riddiford lived in Washington, D.C. He retired in 1959, and died in 1968, aged 71. His obituary appeared in the ''Washington Post'', May 15, 1968. Works Riddiford's work was often featured in ''National Geographic'' magazine. He worked under chief cartographer Albert H. Bumstead. In the mid-1930s, while at National Geographic Society, he was commissioned to produce a series of typefaces for maps. Digitised ve ...
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National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Society (NGS), headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, is one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational organizations in the world. Founded in 1888, its interests include geography, archaeology, and natural science, the promotion of environmental and historical conservation, and the study of world culture and history. The National Geographic Society's logo is a yellow portrait frame—rectangular in shape—which appears on the margins surrounding the front covers of its magazines and as its television channel logo. Through National Geographic Partners (a joint venture with The Walt Disney Company), the Society operates the magazine, TV channels, a website, worldwide events, and other media operations. Overview The National Geographic Society was founded on 13 January 1888 "to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge". It is governed by a board of trustees whose 33 members include distinguished educators, business executives, ...
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