H. H. Bloomer Award

The H. H. Bloomer Award is an award of the Linnean Society, established in 1963 from a legacy by the amateur naturalist Harry Howard Bloomer, which is awarded to "an amateur naturalist who has made an important contribution to biological knowledge."^[1] The recipients, alternatively a botanist and a zoologist, are presented with a silver medal and a donation from the Fund.^[2]

Recipients

Source (1963–present): ^[1]

• 1963 - J.E. Lousley
• 1964 - C. E. Raven
• 1965 - E. C. Wallace
• 1966 - D. L. Harrison
• 1967 - A. G. Long
• 1968 - Miriam L. Rothschild
• 1969 - T. D. V. Swinscow
• 1970 - Arthur Erskine Ellis
• 1971 - J. G. Dony
• 1972 - Marie Åsberg
• 1973 - Ursula Katherine Duncan
• 1974 - A. F. Millidge & G. H. Locket
• 1975 - Eric Smoothey Edees
• 1976 - F. C. Stinton
• 1977 - D. H. Kent
• 1978 - Donovan Reginald Rosevear
• 1979 - Blanche Henrey
• 1980 - J. N. Eliot
• 1981 - David E. Allen
• 1982 - L. G. Higgins
• 1983 - O. V. Polunin
• 1984 - R. L. E. Ford
• 1985 - B. E. Smythies
• 1986 - Walter John Le Quesne
• 1987 - Malcolm Charles Clark
• 1988 - Roger D. Ransome
• 1989 - J. C. Gardiner
• 1990 - M. J. Roberts
• 1991 - Hugh D. Wilson
• 1992 - K. A. Spencer
• 1993 - David C. McClintock
• 1994 - Dennis Seaward
• 1995 - Betty E. G. M. Allen
• 1996 - John Henry Barrett
• 1997 - John R. I. Wood
• 1998 - William C. Wright
• 1999 - Richard H. Roberts
• 2000 - No award
• 2001 - Hans Hess
• 2002 - T. L. Blockeel & Sir Anthony Galsworthy
• 2003 - David Pearman
• 2004 - Rosemary FitzGerald
• 2005 - Peter Chandler
• 2006 - Eric J. Clement
• 2007 - John Tennent
• 2008 - Basil Harley
• 2009 - Markku Häkkinen
• 2010 - No award
• 2011 - Brendan Sayers & Michael Fibiger
• 2012 - Libby Houston^[3]
• 2013 - No award
• 2014 - Sir Christopher Lever
• 2015 - Robert Heckford
• 2016 - Howard Matcham
• 2017 - John Walters
• 2018 - Dan Danahar
• 2019 - Goronwy Wynne
• 2020 - Hans de Blauwe
• 2021 - David Lindo
• 2024 - Charley Eiseman

See also

• List of biology awards

References

1. "The H. H. Bloomer Award". The Linnean Society of London. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
2. Gage A.T. and Stearn W.T. (1988) A Bicentenary History of the Linnean Society of London, Linnean Society of London, pp. 165-174
3. "Bristol botanist awarded prestigious medal for her contribution to natural history". bris.ac.uk. University of Bristol. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.