Linnaean Legacy Awards

Each year a Linnaean Legacy Award is given to a scientist for their contributions to taxonomy by the International Institute for Species Exploration and the Linnean Society of London.  This year, Peter H. Raven and Edward O. Wilson were honored at a ceremony held in New York City on November 6th. 

2010

Recipients: Edward O. Wilson (Harvard University) and Peter H. Raven (Missouri Botanical Garden)

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2009

Recipient: Richard Fortey (British Museum)

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2008

Recipient: Norman I. Platnick (American Museum of Natural History) being handed the award by Quentin D. Wheeler, director of the International Institute for Species Exploration

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