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.
Recipients
1978–2018
Recipients of the Bicentenary Medal have historically been listed on the Linnean Society website.
- 1978 - David Hawksworth
- 1979 - Roger Blackman
- 1980 - Christopher Humphries
- 1981 - Richard Barnes
- 1982 - John Birks
- 1983 - John Krebs
- 1984 - Peter Crane
- 1985 - Nicholas Barton
- 1986 - David Minter
- 1987 - Alec Jeffreys
- 1988 - Richard Gornall
- 1989 - Paul Brakefield
- 1990 - Charlie Jarvis
- 1991 - David Rollinson
- 1992 - Stephen Blackmore
- 1993 - Andrew B. Smith
- 1994 - Richard Bateman
- 1995 - Marie Kurmann
- 1996 - Paul Hugh Williams
- 1997 - David Gordon Reid
- 1998 - Roderic D. M. Page
- 1999 - Paul Kenrick
- 2000 - Michael Francis Fay
- 2001 - Mark Wilkinson
- 2002 - Per Ahlberg
- 2003 - Toby Pennington
- 2004 - John Russell Stothard
- 2005 - Pete Hollingsworth
- 2006 - Vincent Savolainen
- 2007 - Max Telford
- 2008 - William Baker
- 2009 - Michael S. Engel
- 2010 - Beverley Glover
- 2011 - Paul M. Barrett
- 2012 - Timothy Barraclough
- 2013 - No award
- 2014 - Bonnie Webster
- 2015 - Vince Smith
- 2016 - Anjali Goswami
- 2017 - Claire Spottiswoode
- 2018 - Edwige Moyroud
2019–2024
In 2020, the Society began incorporating biographical information on awardees.
- 2019 - Steve Portugal
- 2020 - Kayla King
- 2021 - Scott Taylor
- 2022 - James Rosindell
- 2023 - Tanisha M. Williams
- 2024 - Anne-Claire Fabre
See also
References
- ^ "The Bicentenary Medal". Linnean Society. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ Gage A.T. and Stearn W.T. (1988) A Bicentenary History of the Linnean Society of London, Linnean Society of London, pp. 165-174
- ^ "The Bicentenary Medal". The Linnean Society. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "25th May 2017: Medal Winners 2017". The Linnean Society. 26 May 2017.
- ^ "30th May 2018: Medal winners 2018". The Linnean Society. 30 May 2018.
- ^ "The Bicentenary Medal". The Linnean Society. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Evolutionary biologist awarded prestigious naturalist medal". University of Colorado Boulder. 24 May 2021.