Iain Hugh Murray Smart


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From United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth 2nd May 1928
Date of death 24th Dec 2016
Age 88 years old
Gender Male
Groups
Scottish Mountaineering Club President 1990–1992
Vice-President 1985–1986
Member 1973–1976
Member 1986–2000
Member 2009–2015

Edinburgh-born doctor and anatomist who worked for most of his career in the Anatomy Department at Dundee University, and an Arctic explorer who made 19 visits to Greenland from 1958 and was awarded the Polar Medal in 2015. He worked on the SMC Journal from around 1971, was SMC President 1990-1992 and became Honorary President in 2012. [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Obituary in SMCJ Number 208 – Vol 45 - 2017 /library/7114/smcj-number-208-–-vol-45---2017

[2] Officers lists in SMCJ Number 182 - Vol 34 - 1991 /library/7088/smcj-number-182---vol-34---1991

[3] SMCJ Number 183 - Vol 35 - 1992 /library/7089/smcj-number-183---vol-35---1992

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16 contributions since 10th October 2026.

Quick Info

From United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth 2nd May 1928
Date of death 24th Dec 2016
Age 88 years old
Gender Male
Groups
Scottish Mountaineering Club President 1990–1992
Vice-President 1985–1986
Member 1973–1976
Member 1986–2000
Member 2009–2015

Edinburgh-born doctor and anatomist who worked for most of his career in the Anatomy Department at Dundee University, and an Arctic explorer who made 19 visits to Greenland from 1958 and was awarded the Polar Medal in 2015. He worked on the SMC Journal from around 1971, was SMC President 1990-1992 and became Honorary President in 2012. [1] [2] [3]

References

[1] Obituary in SMCJ Number 208 – Vol 45 - 2017 /library/7114/smcj-number-208-–-vol-45---2017

[2] Officers lists in SMCJ Number 182 - Vol 34 - 1991 /library/7088/smcj-number-182---vol-34---1991

[3] SMCJ Number 183 - Vol 35 - 1992 /library/7089/smcj-number-183---vol-35---1992

Contributors
16 contributions since 10th October 2026.

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