Welcome
A Forum for Natural History
At the Linnean Society of London we are driven by a single purpose as outlined in our first charter, 200 years ago:
The cultivation of the Science of Natural History in all its branches
Today more than ever the Society is an important contemporary organisation encouraging debate, research, publications, meetings, as well as maintaining internationally important historical collections in the biological sciences.
If you are not already a member we do hope that you will still attend our events (which are open to members and non-members alike), or use our email update service - linnean-news - to stay in touch.
Anyone interested in our work is welcome to join the Society. Those with ideas, comments, suggestions or questions are also encouraged to make contact.
Message from the President - July 2008
Latest News
Dr John Marsden HonFLS 1937-200826th August 2008
It is with great sadness that the Linnean Society announces the death on Tuesday 19th August of Dr John Marsden, who served the Society as Executive Secretary from 1989 to 2004. He was elected as a Fellow honoris causa in 2005 in recognition of his services to the Society. Our thoughts are with his family, especially his widow, Hazel, whose support and courage over the past few months was evident when they both attended the last Anniversary Meeting of the Society in May.
The Linnean: Volume 24 Number 3 and Special Issue no. 88th August 2008
The Linnean Volume 24 Number 3 and The Linnean Special Issue no. 8 are now available in print and online.
A Message From the President - July 2008On 1st July 2008, we started our celebrations to commemorate the involvement of the Society with the world-changing papers from Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace which were read 150 years ago on 1st July 1858, and outlined, for the first time, the theory of evolution by natural selection.
New publication
The History of Natural HistoryAn annotated bibliography
By Gavin Bridson
The History of Natural History is an essential source of information for scientists, researchers and enthusiastic amateurs. This annotated bibliography, the only one to encompass the entire subject area, provides a unique key to information sources for this wide-ranging subject.
Compiled over many years by Gavin Bridson, this revised and greatly updated second edition (with over 5,300 additional references) is being published by The Linnean Society of London.
Priced at only £65 + p&p, but pre-order your copy before 30th October, 2008 and benefit from the PRE-PUBLICATION PRICE of £45 + p&p (35% reduction)
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Meetings Programme1st - 3rd September - Climate Change and Systematics
18th September 6.00pm - Linnaeus and the role of women in 18th century botany
20th September - London Open House
25th September 6.30pm - Inspire - A lecture for Sixth Form students and their teachers
1st - 3rd October - Beyond Cladistics: A Festschrift for Chris Humphries
Darwin 200
The 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin
Click here for more information
A set of articles on Darwin and Wallace from previous issues of The Linnean.
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