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. Gage A.T. and Stearn W.T. (1988) A Bicentenary History of the Linnean Society of London, Linnean Society of London, pp. 165-174
Recipients 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 - 1982 - John Birks 1983 - John Krebs 1984 - Peter Crane 1985 - Nicholas Barton 1986 - 1987 - Alec Jeffreys 1988 - 1989 - Paul Brakefield 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - Stephen Blackmore 1993 - 1994 - Richard Bateman 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - Roderic D. M. Page 1999 - 2000 - Michael Francis Fay 2001 - 2002 - Per Ahlberg 2003 - 2004 - John Russell Stothard 2005 - 2006 - Vincent Savolainen 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - Michael S. Engel 2010 - Beverley Glover 2011 - Paul M. Barrett 2012 - 2013 - No award 2014 - 2015 - Vince Smith 2016 - Anjali Goswami 2017 - Claire Spottiswoode 2018 - Edwige Moyroud
2019–2025 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 2025 - Joanne E. Littlefair
See also List of biology awards
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