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."
It was first awarded in 1847.
Zoological Society of London
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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."
It was first awarded in 1847.
Winners
- 1857 Gerald Chetwynd Talbot
- 1858 George GreyGeorge GreyGeorge Grey may refer to:*Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet , British politician*George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent *Sir George Grey , Governor of Cape Colony, South Australia and New Zealand...
; William Dougal Christie - 1859 Charles Canning, 1st Earl CanningCharles Canning, 1st Earl CanningCharles John Canning, 1st Earl Canning KG, GCB, PC , known as The Viscount Canning from 1837 to 1859, was an English statesman and Governor-General of India during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.-Background and education:...
; William Hay; Henry Ramsey; - 1862 George BennettGeorge BennettGeorge Bennett was an English-born Australian physician and naturalist.-Early life:Bennett was born at Plymouth, England. On leaving school at 15 years of age he visited Ceylon and on his return studied for the medical profession, initially at Plymouth, later at the Middlesex Hospital and the...
- 1869 Rutherford AlcockRutherford AlcockSir Rutherford Alcock KCB was the first British diplomatic representative to live in Japan.-Early life:Alcock was the son of the physician, Dr. Thomas Alcock, who practised at Ealing, near London. As he grew up, Alcock followed his father into the medical profession...
- 1882 John Dean Caton
- 1891 Mrs Edmonston; R. T. C. Scott
- 1964 George B. Stratton
- 1966 David Attenborough David AttenboroughSir David Frederick Attenborough OM, CH, CVO, CBE, FRS, FZS, FSA is a British broadcaster and naturalist. His career as the face and voice of natural history programmes has endured for more than 50 years...
- 1989 Richard DawkinsRichard DawkinsClinton Richard Dawkins, FRS, FRSL , known as Richard Dawkins, is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author...
- 1991 Jane GoodallJane GoodallDame Jane Morris Goodall, DBE , is a British primatologist, ethologist, anthropologist, and UN Messenger of Peace. Considered to be the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, Goodall is best known for her 45-year study of social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National...
- 1993 Jonathan KingdonJonathan KingdonJonathan Kingdon is a science author, and Research Associate at the University of Oxford.He focuses on taxonomic illustration and evolution of the mammals of Africa. He is a contributor to The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing....
- 1997 George B. RabbGeorge B. RabbGeorge B. Rabb is an American zoologist, and director of the Chicago Zoological Park.He won the 1996 Heini Hediger award, and 1997 Silver Medal .-Life:...
- 1999 Michael BrambellMichael BrambellMichael R. Brambell is a British zoologist, and was director of the Chester Zoo, from around 1980 to 1995.He won the 1999 Silver Medal of the Zoological Society of London.-Life:He was curator of mammals at the London Zoo, when Chi Chi was there....
- 2003 Peter Olney; Aubrey ManningAubrey ManningProfessor Aubrey William George Manning OBE FRSE FIBiol is a distinguished English zoologist and broadcaster.-Life:...
- 2004 John ChappleJohn ChappleField Marshal Sir John Lyon Chapple, GCB, CBE was a career British Army officer in the second half of the 20th century. He served as Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, from 1989 to 1992.-Army career:...
- 2005 Alastair FothergillAlastair FothergillAlastair Fothergill is a producer of nature documentaries for television and cinema. He is the executive producer of the multi-award winning series The Blue Planet and Planet Earth and the co-director of the associated feature films Deep Blue and Earth.Fothergill attended Harrow...
- 2007 Scottish Ornithologists Club
- 2008 Rosie TrevelyanRosie TrevelyanRosie Trevelyan is a British biologist, and director of the Cambridge office of the Tropical Biology Association. She won the 2008 Silver Medal of the Zoological Society of London.-Life:She earned a BA and DPhil. from Oxford University....
- 2009 David MacdonaldDavid MacDonaldDavid Samuel Horne MacDonald, PC is a United Church of Canada minister and a former Canadian politician, and author....