WelcomeAnniversary Meeting
|
Other ItemsTercentenary Events & Celebration for 2006
Events programmeThe 300th anniversary of the birth of Linnaeus will be commemorated internationally in 2007. The Linnean Society of London is planning various activities to celebrate Linnaeus’ legacy by and so on. |
|
The Society held its 218th Anniversary Meeting on Wednesday, 24th May 2006. During a busy evening the Society was very pleased to admit a number of Fellows, and to make awards to Professor Richard Fortey (Linnean Medal for Zoology), Professor David Mabberley (Linnean Medal for Botany), Dr Vincent Savolainen (Bicentenary Medal for work done by a biologist under the age of 40), Mr Eric Clement (H H Bloomer Award for an amateur naturalist who has made an important contribution), Ms Bobbi Angell (Jill Smythies Award for botanical illustration) and Dr Yuki Yasumura (Irene Manton Prize for the best Ph D thesis in botany).
The 300th anniversary of the birth of Linnaeus will be commemorated internationally in 2007. The Linnean Society of London is planning various activities to celebrate Linnaeus’ legacy by and so on.