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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sri_Sampath" data-source="post: 27774304" data-attributes="member: 264139"><p><h3>[MEDIA=youtube]5vJtrRU-mCk:3[/MEDIA]</h3><h3></h3><h3></h3><h3>The Linnean Medal</h3><p><strong><em>Awarded to scientists for their contribution to the natural sciences</em>.</strong></p><p>Awarded annually by Council alternately to one or two scientists (in any field), as an expression of the Society's esteem and appreciation for service to science. Any biologist, irrespective of nationality, who is not at the time a member of Council, is eligible to receive the Medal, which is presented at the annual Anniversary Meeting by the President, who specifies the grounds on which the medal has been awarded.</p><p>The Linnean Medal was instituted in May 1888 in connection with the Centenary of the Society that year. The medal was gold up to 1976 and therefore sometimes was referred to as the Linnean Gold Medal. Since 1976 the medal has been made of an alloy and is different from the <a href="https://www.linnean.org/the-society/medals-awards-prizes-grants/the-linnean-gold-medal" target="_blank">Linnean Gold Medal</a> currently awarded for services to the Society.</p><p><strong><em><u>Eligibility Criteria</u>:</em></strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Open to any scientist, of any nationality or age, in any field of academic research relating to the natural sciences (e.g., taxonomy, systematics, phylogenetics, evolution, ecology)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">For their significant contribution to the science of natural history (and to the wider natural sciences community)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nominee cannot, at the time of nomination, be a member of Council</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nominee does not need to be a Fellow of the Society</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">We do not accept self-nominations</li> </ul><p><strong>Nominations should be submitted by completing the<a href="https://ca1-tls.edcdn.com/THE-LINNEAN-MEDAL-form.docx" target="_blank"> downloadable form</a> and sending to <a href="mailto:nominations@linnean.org">nominations@linnean.org</a></strong> by <strong>30 September.</strong></p><p><img src="https://ca1-tls.edcdn.com/_720xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/banner-01-01_190918_165626.jpg" alt="banner" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><h3>Recipients of the Linnean Medal</h3><p><img src="https://ca1-tls.edcdn.com/content/_720xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/RohanPethiyagoda_PortraitOutdoor_NoCopyright.jpg" alt="Rohan Pethiyagoda" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Rohan Pethiyagoda</p><p><strong>Rohan Pethiyagoda, Linnean Medal (Zoology) 2022</strong></p><p>Mr Rohan Pethiyagoda has been an employee of and advisor to the government of Sri Lanka, serving as Chairman of the Water Board in the 1980s. His 1991 monumental <em>Freshwater Fishes of Sri Lanka</em> was hailed as a landmark achievement, treating the island’s diverse ichthyofauna more comprehensively and authoritatively than ever before. Over the next decade both Rohan and his Wildlife Heritage Trust (WHT), set up with the profits from the book, became synonymous with the exploration, discovery and documentation of Sri Lanka’s biodiversity and the wider application of this to enhance biogeography of the broader region. His program of original and collaborative research (both Sri Lankan and overseas) has resulted in publications on many zoological groups in addition to fishes. His impact on biodiversity research in Sri Lanka and beyond through his output and catalytic influence cannot be overestimated.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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