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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Medal canonical | 220 |
| 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
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Society Council
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
George IV of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
King George IV
Royal Society ⓘ |
| field |
applied sciences
ⓘ
biological sciences ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ physical sciences ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1826 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasAwardingBodyType |
National Academy of Sciences
ⓘ
surface form:
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, England
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (222)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Royal Society Royal Medal
subject surface form:
Frederick Gowland Hopkins
subject surface form:
George Gabriel Stokes
this entity surface form:
Royal Medal of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
subject surface form:
Sydney Camm
subject surface form:
Frederick Gowland Hopkins