Acharius_Medal

Acharius Medal

Acharius Medal

Award for lifetime achievement in lichenology

The Acharius Medal is awarded by the International Association for Lichenology (IAL) for lifetime achievement in lichenology.[1] The organization resolved at its 1990 meeting that it would simultaneously honor professional achievement and commemorate Erik Acharius (recognized as the "Father of Lichenology") by presenting a medal in his name.[2]

Photo of the certificate accompanying Acharius Medal awarded to David J. Galloway in 2008

The first Acharius Medal was made in 1846 by the Royal Swedish Mint for the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, although the original purpose for that medal is not known. Because the Swedish Mint still had the dies for the original medal, the IAL arranged for new medals to be made.[3] The first of the new medals were awarded in that same year (1992) at the association's congress in Båstad, Sweden.[4]

The medal

The medal is silver, with Acharius' profile on one side and the recipient's name on the other.

Recipients

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Acharius Medal". International Association of Lichenology. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. [2]
    Seaward, MRD (1991). "Meeting of IAL, 30 August 1990" (PDF). International Lichenological Newsletter. 24 (1): 12. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Council reports for the period 1987–1992 presented on the IAL General Meeting in Hemmeslöv near Båstad, Sweden, 3 September 1992: Secretary's report" (PDF). International Lichenological Newsletter. Vol. 25, no. 3. December 1992. p. 63. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  4. [4]
    Ingvar Kärnefelt; David J. Galloway; Arne Thell (2007). Lichenological contributions in honour of David Galloway. Cramer in der Gebrüder Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung. p. 103. ISBN 978-3-443-58074-2.
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