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.

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 ‐ Richard S. K. Barnes
 * 1982 ‐ John Birks
 * 1983 ‐ John Krebs
 * 1984 ‐ Peter Crane
 * 1985 ‐ Nicholas Barton
 * 1986 ‐ David Minter
 * 1987 ‐ Alec Jeffreys
 * 1988 ‐ Richard Gornall
 * 1989 ‐ Paul Brakefield
 * 1990 ‐ Charlie Jarvis
 * 1991 ‐ David Rollinson (biologist)
 * 1992 ‐ Stephen Blackmore
 * 1993 ‐ Andrew B. Smith
 * 1994 ‐ Richard Bateman
 * 1995 ‐ Marie Kurmann
 * 1996 ‐ Paul Hugh Williams
 * 1997 ‐ David Gordon Reid
 * 1998 ‐ Roderic D. M. Page
 * 1999 ‐ Paul Kenrick
 * 2000 ‐ Michael Francis Fay
 * 2001 ‐ Mark Wilkinson (zoologist)
 * 2002 ‐ Per Ahlberg
 * 2003 ‐ Toby Pennington
 * 2004 ‐ John Russell Stothard
 * 2005 ‐ Pete Hollingsworth
 * 2006 ‐ Vincent Savolainen
 * 2007 ‐ Max Telford
 * 2008 ‐ William Baker (botanist)
 * 2009 - Michael S. Engel
 * 2010 - Beverley Glover
 * 2011 - Paul M. Barrett
 * 2012 - Timothy Barraclough
 * 2013 - No award
 * 2014 - Bonnie Webster
 * 2015 - Vince Smith
 * 2016 - Anjali Goswami
 * 2017 - Claire Spottiswoode
 * 2018 - Edwige Moyroud

2019–2024
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
 * 2024 - Anne-Claire Fabre