Royal Medal

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The Royal Medal is a prestigious scientific award presented by the Royal Society to recognize outstanding contributions to the natural sciences.

Aliases (2)
  • Royal Medal of the Royal Society of Edinburgh ×1
  • Royal Society Royal Medal ×1

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
instanceOf medal
scientific award
alsoKnownAs The King’s Medal
awardedFor distinguished contributions in the applied sciences
distinguished contributions in the biological sciences
distinguished contributions in the physical sciences
important contributions to the natural knowledge of engineering
important contributions to the natural knowledge of mathematics
important contributions to the natural knowledge of science
awardingOrganizationType learned society
awardSelectionBy Royal Society Council
country United Kingdom
establishedBy King George IV
Royal Society
field applied sciences
biological sciences
natural sciences
physical sciences
firstAwarded 1826
frequency annual
hasAwardingBodyType national academy of sciences
hasCategory British science and technology awards
Royal Society awards
awards established in 1826
hasRecipientType engineer
scientist
inception 1826
languageOfName English
locationOfAwarding London
namedAfter the reigning British monarch
notableRecipient Charles Darwin
Dorothy Hodgkin
James Clerk Maxwell
Lord Kelvin
Michael Faraday
Paul Dirac
Peter Higgs
numberOfMedalsPerYear 3
presentedBy Royal Society
purpose to recognize outstanding contributions to the natural sciences
status currently awarded


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