 In 1897, he was a recipient of the Lyell Medal, a prestigious annual scientific medal given by the Geological Society of London.The Hinde Medal is an award given by the Pander Society, an informal organisation founded in 1967 for the promotion of the study of conodont palaeontology.The conodont genera "Hindeodella", "Hindeodelloides" and "Hindeodus" are named after G.J.