Bicentenary Medal of the Linnean Society
Introduction 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 ‐ *1982 ‐ John Birks*1983 ‐ John Krebs *1984 ‐ Peter Crane *1985 ‐ Nicholas Barton *1986 ‐ *1987 ‐ Alec Jeffreys *1988 ‐ *1989 ‐ Paul Brakefield *1990 ‐ *1991 ‐ *1992 ‐ Stephen Blackmore *1993 ‐ *1994 ‐ Richard Bateman*1995 ‐ *1996 ‐ *1997 ‐ *1998 ‐ Roderic D. M. Page *1999 ‐ *2000 ‐ Michael Francis Fay *2001 ‐ *2002 ‐ Per Ahlberg *2003 ‐ *2004 ‐ John Russell Stothard*2005 ‐ *2006 ‐ Vincent Savolainen*2007 ‐ *2008 ‐ *2009 - Michael S. Engel*2010 - Beverley Glover*2011 - Paul M. Barrett*2012 - *2013 - ''No award''*2014 - *2015 - Vince Smith*2016 - Anjali Goswami*2017 - Claire Spottiswoode*2018 - Edwige Moyroud===2019–2023===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
See also * List of biology awards
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