The Godman-Salvin Medal is a medal of the British Ornithologists' Union awarded "to an individual as a signal honour for distinguished ornithological work."[1] It was instituted in 1919 in the memory of Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin.[2]
| Godman-Salvin Prize (Medal) | |
|---|---|
 The Godman-Salvin medal was instituted in 1919, the medal was designed by Allan G. Wyon | |
| Awarded for | “as a signal honour for distinguished ornithological work” |
| Sponsored by | British Ornithological Union (BOU) |
| First awarded | 1922 |
| Website | www |
Medallists edit
Medallists include:[1]
- 1922 W. E. Clarke
- 1929 Ernst Hartert
- 1930 W. L. Sclater
- 1936 Hubert Lynes
- 1938 H. F. Witherby
- 1946 P. R. Lowe
- 1951 Richard Meinertzhagen
- 1959 D. L. Lack, Landsborough Thomson
- 1962 E. M. Nicholson
- 1966 R. E. Moreau
- 1968 W. H. Thorpe
- 1969 Niko Tinbergen
- 1971 Julian Huxley
- 1977 Vero C. Wynne-Edwards
- 1982 David W. Snow
- 1988 Chris M. Perrins
- 1990 George M. Dunnet
- 1991 Derek A. Ratcliffe
- 1992 John C. Coulson
- 1995 Ernst Mayr
- 1996 Peter R. Evans
- 1999 G.R. "Dick" Potts
- 2004 J. P. Croxall
- 2006 Michael P. Harris
- 2009 Rhys Green
- 2010 Ian Newton
- 2013 Robert J. Fuller
- 2015 Sarah Wanless
- 2016 Tim Birkhead
- 2017 Pat Monaghan
- 2018 Kathy Martin[3]
- 2020 Theunis Piersma
- 2022 Nicholas B. Davies
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Medals and awards". British Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ Anon. (1921). "Letters, Extracts, and notes". Ibis. 63 (4): 759. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1921.tb01299.x.
- ^ Krebs, Elsie A. (2018). "British Ornithologists' Union Godman Salvin Prize". Ibis. 160 (4): 943–944. doi:10.1111/ibi.12655.