Copley Medal

award given by the Royal Society of London
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Copley Medal

Summary

Copley Medal is a medallion[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of medallion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (269 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Copley Medal received the money amount[3].
  • Copley Medal received the medallion[4].
  • Copley Medal won the Stephen Gray[5].
  • Copley Medal won the Stephen Gray[6].
  • Copley Medal won the John Theophilus Desaguliers[7].
  • Copley Medal won the John Theophilus Desaguliers[8].
  • Copley Medal won the John Belchier[9].
  • Copley Medal won the James Valoue[10].
  • Copley Medal is in the country of United Kingdom[11].
  • Copley Medal's image is recorded as Copley Medal.png[12].
  • Copley Medal's instance of is recorded as medallion[13].
  • Copley Medal's instance of is recorded as award[14].
  • Sir Godfrey Copley, 2nd Baronet is named after Copley Medal[15].
  • Copley Medal's GND ID is recorded as 7576879-3[16].
  • Copley Medal's location is recorded as London[17].
  • Copley Medal's subclass of is recorded as science award[18].
  • Copley Medal's Commons category is recorded as Copley Medal[19].
  • Copley Medal's review score is recorded as 0.8[20].
  • Copley Medal's review score is recorded as 3.2[21].
  • +1731-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Copley Medal[22].
  • Copley Medal's start time is recorded as +1731-00-00T00:00:00Z[23].
  • Copley Medal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/020qjg[24].
  • Copley Medal's official website is recorded as https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/awards/copley-medal/[25].
  • Copley Medal's sponsor is recorded as Royal Society[26].
  • Copley Medal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Copley Medal[27].

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Recognition

Awards received include money amount[3] and medallion[4], a type of award[28]. Wins include Stephen Gray[5], an astronomer[29], 1666–1736[30], of Kingdom of Great Britain[31], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[32], specialised in chemistry[33]; John Theophilus Desaguliers[7], a physicist[34], 1683–1744[35], of France[36], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[37], specialised in physicist[38]; John Belchier[9], a physician[39], 1706–1785[40], of Kingdom of Great Britain[41], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[42]; James Valoue[10], a watchmaker[43], 1700–1800[44], of United Kingdom[45], awarded the Copley Medal[46]; Stephen Hales[47], a botanist[48], 1677–1761[49], of Kingdom of Great Britain[50], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[51], specialised in physiology[52]; and Alexander Stuart[53], a physician[54], 1673–1742[55], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[56].

Why It Matters

Copley Medal ranks in the top 6% of medallion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (269 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

FAQs

What awards did Copley Medal receive?

Honors received include money amount[3], medallion[4], Stephen Gray[5], and Stephen Gray[6].

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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