Talk:Royal Society Bakerian Medal

Incorrect link
The link of the 2000 lecture points to the wrong Steve Sparks --A.Kracher (talk) 04:16, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Well spotted, thanks. I've corrected the link so it now points to Steve Sparks (volcanologist). DuncanHill (talk) 12:37, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

1970 Lecturer
Article shows this as Derek Harold Richard Burton (yes, red link) and certainly this agrees with the | Royal Society's own web page. But .... could this be a typo?


 * There are few Google hits for Derek Harold Richard Burton, and all seem to some form of list of Bakerian lecurers - ie they are potentially copied from the RS listing.


 * Derek Harold Richard Barton was a very distinguished chemist - won the Nobel prize in 1969. So very plausible that he would have been chosen as Bakerian lecturer in 1970.

Therefore I strongly suspect that Prof Barton was the 1970 lecturer. Unfortunately none of the public access websites for him that I've checked mention the Bakerian lectureship.

Can anyone confirm or refute my speculation?

VinculumMan (talk) 11:54, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

A great honor?
The article is surely rather thin in actual substance, being mostly a list of those giving the lecture. I wonder if a few words could be said about how much of an honor, or what the reputation of this lecture is. It seems, on the face of it, an honor comparable to a Nobel Prize - but only one single lecture is given a year. etc. The article certainly needs development! Bdushaw (talk) 10:54, 19 February 2015 (UTC)

Requested move 23 November 2017

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The result of the move request was: uncontested move (non-admin closure) -- Aunva6talk - contribs 15:30, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

Bakerian Lecture → Royal Society Bakerian Medal – Propose name change from "Bakerian Lecture" to "Royal Society Bakerian Medal" since Bakerian Lecture itself did not indicate there will be a medal associated with it. Also, the lecture is an aftermath of the award of the medal, i.e., medalists are required subsequently after the award to deliver a lecture. Also adding the Royal Society in front of Bakerian Medal makes it clear and concise. Fellow007 (talk) 07:13, 23 November 2017 (UTC)


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Baker's Will
An excerpt of Baker's will establishing this medal is given as a primary source in this Royal Society article. I did not try to locate the full text. Heusler (talk) 02:07, 10 February 2024 (UTC)