Bicentenary Medal of 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]

2019–2025

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

• 2019 - Steve Portugal
• 2020 - Kayla King
• 2021 - Scott Taylor^[7]
• 2022 - James Rosindell
• 2023 - Tanisha M. Williams
• 2024 - Anne-Claire Fabre
• 2025 - Joanne E. Littlefair

See also

• List of biology awards