Linnean Society of London

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The Linnean Society of London is a historic learned society devoted to the study and promotion of natural history, taxonomy, and biodiversity, best known as the venue where the theory of evolution by natural selection was first jointly presented by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf charity
learned society
scientific society
archives historical records of natural history
associatedWith Alfred Russel Wallace NERFINISHED
Charles Darwin
awards Darwin–Wallace Medal
H. H. Bloomer Award
Iriné Leão Award
J. C. Marsden Medal
Linnean Medal
country United Kingdom
fieldOfWork biodiversity
evolutionary biology
natural history
systematics
taxonomy
founded 1788
governingBody Linnean Society of London
surface form: "Council of the Linnean Society of London"
hasCollection Linnaean correspondence
Linnaean herbarium
Linnaean insect collection
Linnaean herbarium
surface form: "Linnaean library"
hasHeadquartersLocation Burlington House
hasMembershipType Associate
Fellow
Honorary Fellow
Student Associate
hasMotto Naturae Discere Mores
hasTitle President of the Linnean Society of London
hasWebsite https://www.linnean.org/
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn Burlington House
London, England
surface form: "London"
locatedOn Piccadilly
mottoLanguage Latin
namedAfter Carl Linnaeus
notableEvent first joint presentation of the theory of evolution by natural selection
notableWork Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
The Linnean (magazine)
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
organizes awards and medals
public lectures
scientific meetings
purpose promotion of biodiversity research
promotion of taxonomy
promotion of the study of natural history
significantEvent presentation of Darwin and Wallace papers on natural selection
significantEventDate 1 July 1858

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Linnean Medal awardedBy Linnean Society of London
this entity surface form: "Council of the Linnean Society of London"
Darwin–Wallace Medal awardingBody Linnean Society of London
Linnean Society of London governingBody Linnean Society of London
this entity surface form: "Council of the Linnean Society of London"
Burlington House hasTenant Linnean Society of London
Burlington House houses Linnean Society of London
Alfred Russel Wallace memberOf Linnean Society of London
Nicholas Aylward Vigors memberOf Linnean Society of London
Thomas Horsfield memberOf Linnean Society of London
Darwin–Wallace Medal presentedBy Linnean Society of London
Linnean Medal presentedBy Linnean Society of London
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society publisher Linnean Society of London
Darwin–Wallace Medal sponsor Linnean Society of London

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