Silver Medal (Zoological Society of London)

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The Silver Medal of the Zoological Society of London is "Awarded to a Fellow of the Society or any other person for contributions to the understanding and appreciation of zoology, including such activities as public education in natural history, and wildlife conservation."[1] It was first awarded in 1847.[2]

Winners (pre-1964)[]

Year Recipient[3]
1847 Roderick Murchison &
1859 Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning & William Hay & & Brian Houghton Hodgson & & Rajendra Mullick & Richard Green & William Dougal Christie
1860 George Grey &
1862 George Bennett
1869 Rutherford Alcock
1872
1875 H H Seyyid Barghash bin Said
1877 Robert Hudson
1878 Frederick Richard Pollock
1882 John Dean Caton
1884
1887
1889
1891 &
1893 Donald Cameron of Lochiel & John Peter Grant of Rothiemurchus
1894 Henry Hamilton Johnston
1897 Alexander Whyte
1900
1902
1904 Arthur Thomson
1907
1908 David Seth-Smith & William Ingram
1909 Charles Dunell Rudd &
1910 Carl Hagenbeck
1912
1914 & & & H G F Spurrell
1917
1921 John Young & Cecil H. Armitage
1926
1931
1937
1938
1942 Alfred Ezra &
1945
1946 William Chippendale
1952 Annie Porter
1953
1955
1958

Winners (post-1964)[]

In 1964, the criteria for the Silver Medal were changed, split into 2 categories. Category 1 is awarded to individuals for Curation or distinguished service to the Society, whilst Category 2 is awarded to fellows who have provided a significant contribution to the field of zoology, including in both wildlife conservation and public education of natural history.[3]

Year Category 1 [3] Category 2 [3]
1964 Lord Hurcomb
1965 David Attenborough
1966 Aubrey Buxton
1968 James Fisher
1969
1973 & &
1974 Eric Hosking
1975
1983 Stephen Jay Gould
1984
1985 L Harrison Matthews
1988 Richard Dawkins
1991 Jane Goodall
1993 Jonathan Kingdon
1997 George B. Rabb
1999 Michael Brambell
2003 Aubrey Manning
2004 John Chapple
2005 Alastair Fothergill
2007 Scottish Ornithologists Club
2008 Rosie Trevelyan
2009 David Macdonald[4]
2010 Michael McCarthy[5]
2011
2012 Helen Roy
2013 Tim Birkhead
2014 Darren Mann
2015 Nathalie Pettorelli

Seirian Sumner

2016 Richard Fortey
2017 Steve Jones
2018 James Barnett

References[]

  1. ^ "Awards". Zoological Society of London.
  2. ^ [1][dead link]
  3. ^ a b c d "Silver Medal Winners Complete List" (PDF). Zoological Society of London.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2011-10-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "ZSL – Recipients of the Silver Medal" (PDF). Zoological Society of London. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
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