Australian Natural History Medallion (1940 - )

Summary

The Australian Natural History Medallion has been awarded annually since 1940 and is administered by the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria. It is awarded "to the person judged to have made the most meritorious contribution to the understanding of Australian Natural History. Such a person may have: assisted notably in the protection and understanding of Australian native flora and/or fauna; discovered and and/or described new Australian species of plants or animals; devoted considerable time and care to the study of any branch of Australian natural history, including palaeontology and geology, and engaged in the dissemination of knowledge through the publication of articles or books or by photography or pictorial art or any other means accepted by the Award Committee. Nominations for the Award may be submitted by natural history societies". (from https://www.fncv.org.au/australian-natural-history-medallion/ 12/2/2019)

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Published resources

Books

• Houghton, Sheila, The history of the Australian Natural History Medallion (South Yarra, Vic.: Field Naturalists Club of Victoria, 1987), 20 pp. Details

Journal Articles

• Campbell, Maxwell, '2019 Australian Natural History Medallion: Dr Simon Grove', The Victorian naturalist, 137 (1) (2020), 25-7. Details
• Campbell, Maxwell, '2020 Australian Natural History Medallion: Craig Morley', The Victorian naturalist, 138 (2) (2021), 61-4. Details
• Campbell, Maxwell, '2021 Australian Natural History Medallion: Peter Latz', The Victorian naturalist, 139 (2) (2022), 55-7. Details
• Campbell, Maxwell, '2023 Australian Natural History Medallion: Maureen Christie', Victorian naturalist, 141 (3) (2024), 91-2. Details
• Corrick, M. G., 'Alison M. Ashby, 1975. Australian Natural History Medallionist', The Victorian naturalist, 93 (3) (1976), 95-96. Details
• Endersby, Ian D., 'Australian Natural History Medallion', The Victorian naturalist, 122 (6) (2005), 326-30. Details
• Garnet, J. Ros, 'The Australian Natural History Medallion: a survey of the first decade', The Victorian naturalist, 67 (9) (1950), 93-100. Details
• Houghton, Sheila, 'Australian Natural History Medallion 1989: Bruce A. Fuhrer', Victorian naturalist, 106 (6) (1989), 260-1. Details

See also

• Campbell, Maxwell, '2022 Australian Natural History Medallion: Dr Genevieve Gates', Victorian naturalist, 140 (2), 55-7. Details