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