Darwin–Wallace Medal

Summary

Darwin–Wallace Medal is an award^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Darwin–Wallace Medal's image is recorded as Darwin-Wallace medal.jpg^[3].
• Darwin–Wallace Medal's instance of is recorded as award^[4].
• Charles Darwin is named after Darwin–Wallace Medal^[5].
• Alfred Russel Wallace is named after Darwin–Wallace Medal^[6].
• Darwin–Wallace Medal's Commons category is recorded as Darwin–Wallace Medal^[7].
• Darwin–Wallace Medal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04f03kd^[8].
• Darwin–Wallace Medal's official website is recorded as https://www.linnean.org/the-society/medals-awards-prizes-grants/the-darwin-wallace-medal^[9].
• Darwin–Wallace Medal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Darwin–Wallace Medal^[10].
• Darwin–Wallace Medal's conferred by is recorded as Linnean Society of London^[11].
• Darwin–Wallace Medal's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Recipients of the Darwin–Wallace Medal^[12].

Body

Designation and Status

Darwin–Wallace Medal's instance of is recorded as award^[4].

History and Context

Things named after include Charles Darwin^[5], a geologist^[13], 1809–1882^[14], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[15], awarded the Royal Medal^[16], specialised in biology^[17] and Alfred Russel Wallace^[6], a mathematician^[18], 1823–1913^[19], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[20], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[21], specialised in biogeography^[22].

Why It Matters

Darwin–Wallace Medal ranks in the top 4% of award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]