Bicentenary Medal of the Linnean Society

Scientific award given by the Linnean Society

The Bicentenary Medal is a scientific award given by the Linnean Society. It is awarded annually in recognition of work done by a biologist under the age of 40 years. The medal was first awarded in 1978 on the 200th anniversary of the death of Carl Linnaeus.[1][2]

Recipients

1978–2018

Recipients of the Bicentenary Medal have historically been listed on the Linnean Society website.[3]

  • 1978 ‐ David Hawksworth
  • 1979 ‐ Roger Blackman
  • 1980 ‐ Christopher Humphries
  • 1981 ‐ Richard Barnes [Wikidata]
  • 1982 ‐ John Birks
  • 1983 ‐ John Krebs
  • 1984 ‐ Peter Crane
  • 1985 ‐ Nicholas Barton
  • 1986 ‐ David Minter [nl]
  • 1987 ‐ Alec Jeffreys
  • 1988 ‐ Richard Gornall [es; nl]
  • 1989 ‐ Paul Brakefield
  • 1990 ‐ Charlie Jarvis [ru; es; nl]
  • 1991 ‐ David Rollinson [Wikidata]
  • 1992 ‐ Stephen Blackmore
  • 1993 ‐ Andrew B. Smith [de]
  • 1994 ‐ Richard Bateman
  • 1995 ‐ Marie Kurmann [nl]
  • 1996 ‐ Paul Hugh Williams [Wikidata]
  • 1997 ‐ David Gordon Reid [Wikidata]
  • 1998 ‐ Roderic D. M. Page
  • 1999 ‐ Paul Kenrick [nl; es]
  • 2000 ‐ Michael Francis Fay
  • 2001 ‐ Mark Wilkinson [fr]
  • 2002 ‐ Per Ahlberg
  • 2003 ‐ Toby Pennington [nl]
  • 2004 ‐ John Russell Stothard
  • 2005 ‐ Pete Hollingsworth [nl]
  • 2006 ‐ Vincent Savolainen
  • 2007 ‐ Max Telford [Wikidata]
  • 2008 ‐ William Baker [nl]
  • 2009 - Michael S. Engel
  • 2010 - Beverley Glover
  • 2011 - Paul M. Barrett
  • 2012 - Timothy Barraclough [Wikidata]
  • 2013 - No award
  • 2014 - Bonnie Webster [Wikidata]
  • 2015 - Vince Smith
  • 2016 - Anjali Goswami
  • 2017 - Claire Spottiswoode[4]
  • 2018 - Edwige Moyroud[5]

2019–2024

In 2020, the Society began incorporating biographical information on awardees.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Bicentenary Medal". Linnean Society. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  2. ^ Gage A.T. and Stearn W.T. (1988) A Bicentenary History of the Linnean Society of London, Linnean Society of London, pp. 165-174
  3. ^ "The Bicentenary Medal". The Linnean Society. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  4. ^ "25th May 2017: Medal Winners 2017". The Linnean Society. 26 May 2017.
  5. ^ "30th May 2018: Medal winners 2018". The Linnean Society. 30 May 2018.
  6. ^ "The Bicentenary Medal". The Linnean Society. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Evolutionary biologist awarded prestigious naturalist medal". University of Colorado Boulder. 24 May 2021.