H._H._Bloomer_Award

H. H. Bloomer Award

H. H. Bloomer Award

Prize awarded by The Linnean Society of London

The H. H. Bloomer Award is an award of the Linnean Society, established in 1963 from a legacy by the amateur naturalist Harry Howard Bloomer, which is awarded to "an amateur naturalist who has made an important contribution to biological knowledge."[1] The recipients, alternatively a botanist and a zoologist, are presented with a silver medal and a donation from the Fund.[2]

Recipients

Source (1963–present): [1]

  • 1963 - J.E. Lousley
  • 1964 - C. E. Raven
  • 1965 - E. C. Wallace
  • 1966 - D. L. Harrison
  • 1967 - A. G. Long
  • 1968 - Miriam L. Rothschild
  • 1969 - T. D. V. Swinscow
  • 1970 - Arthur Erskine Ellis
  • 1971 - J. G. Dony
  • 1972 - Marie Åsberg
  • 1973 - Ursula Katherine Duncan
  • 1974 - A. F. Millidge & G. H. Locket
  • 1975 - Eric Smoothey Edees
  • 1976 - F. C. Stinton
  • 1977 - D. H. Kent
  • 1978 - D. R. Rosevear
  • 1979 - Blanche Henrey
  • 1980 - J. N. Eliot
  • 1981 - David E. Allen
  • 1982 - L. G. Higgins
  • 1983 - O. V. Polunin
  • 1984 - R. L. E. Ford
  • 1985 - B. E. Smythies
  • 1986 - Walter John Le Quesne
  • 1987 - Malcolm Charles Clark
  • 1988 - Roger D. Ransome
  • 1989 - J. C. Gardiner
  • 1990 - M. J. Roberts
  • 1991 - Hugh D. Wilson
  • 1992 - K. A. Spencer
  • 1993 - David C. McClintock
  • 1994 - Dennis Seaward
  • 1995 - Betty E. G. M. Allen
  • 1996 - John Henry Barrett
  • 1997 - John R. I. Wood
  • 1998 - William C. Wright
  • 1999 - Richard H. Roberts
  • 2000 - No award
  • 2001 - Hans Hess
  • 2002 - T. L. Blockeel & Sir Anthony Galsworthy
  • 2003 - David Pearman
  • 2004 - Rosemary FitzGerald
  • 2005 - Peter Chandler
  • 2006 - Eric J. Clement
  • 2007 - John Tennent
  • 2008 - Basil Harley
  • 2009 - Markku Häkkinen
  • 2010 - No award
  • 2011 - Brendan Sayers & Michael Fibiger
  • 2012 - Libby Houston[3]
  • 2013 - No award
  • 2014 - Sir Christopher Lever
  • 2015 - Robert Heckford
  • 2016 - Howard Matcham
  • 2017 - John Walters
  • 2018 - Dan Danahar
  • 2019 - Goronwy Wynne
  • 2020 - Hans de Blauwe
  • 2021 - David Lindo
  • 2024 - Charley Eiseman

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "The H. H. Bloomer Award". The Linnean Society of London. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  2. [2]
    Gage A.T. and Stearn W.T. (1988) A Bicentenary History of the Linnean Society of London, Linnean Society of London, pp. 165-174
  3. [3]
    "Bristol botanist awarded prestigious medal for her contribution to natural history". bris.ac.uk. University of Bristol. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
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