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Gunnar Holst Medal
The Gunnar Holst Medal is awarded annually to distinguished scholars of numismatics. It is awarded by the Gunnar Holst Numismatic Foundation of Göteborg, Sweden. It is named after Gunnar Holst, a numismatist who specialised in Islamic coins. Recipients of the Gunnar Holst medal * 1991 Gert Rispling, Stockholm * 1992 Patrick Bruun, Helsingfors * 1993 Philip Grierson, Cambridge * 1994 Martin Price, Athens * 1995 Kolbjørn Skaare, Oslo * 1996 Christian J. Simensen, Oslo * 1997 Ulla Westermark, Stockholm * 1998 Kenneth Jonsson, Stockholm * 1999 Bertel Tingström, Uppsala * 2000 Lars O. Lagerqvist, Stockholm * 2001 Rune Ekre, Svenshögen, and Ioannis Touratsoglou, Athens * 2002 Brita Malmer, Lidingö * 2003 Peter Robert Franke, Munich * 2004 Henrik Klackenberg, Stockholm * 2005 Peter Spufford, Cambridge * 2006 Ian Wiséhn, Stockholm * 2007 Vera Hatz and Gert Hatz, Eutin * 2008 Lucia Travaini, Rome * 2009 Michael Metcalf, Oxford * 2010 Gert Rispling, Norrtälje * 2011 Mark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Numismatics
Numismatics is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, medals and related objects. Specialists, known as numismatists, are often characterized as students or collectors of coins, but the discipline also includes the broader study of money and other means of payment used to resolve debts and exchange goods. The earliest forms of money used by people are categorised by collectors as "Odd and Curious", but the use of other goods in barter exchange is excluded, even where used as a circulating currency (e.g., cigarettes or instant noodles in prison). As an example, the Kyrgyz people used horses as the principal currency unit, and gave small change in lambskins; the lambskins may be suitable for numismatic study, but the horses are not. Many objects have been used for centuries, such as cowry shells, precious metals, cocoa beans, large stones, and gems. Etymology First attested in English 1829, the word ''numismatics'' comes from the adjective ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Wiséhn
Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, derived from the Hebrew given name (Yohanan, ') and corresponding to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. It is a popular name in Scotland, where it originated, as well as other English-speaking countries. The name has fallen out of the top 100 male baby names in the United Kingdom, having peaked in popularity as one of the top 10 names throughout the 1960s. In 1900, Ian was the 180th most popular male baby name in England and Wales. , the name has been in the top 100 in the United States every year since 1982, peaking at 65 in 2003. Other Gaelic forms of "John" include "Seonaidh" ("Johnny" from Lowland Scots), "Seon" (from English), "Seathan", and "Seán" and "Eoin" (from Irish). Its Welsh counterpart is Ioan, its Cornish equivalent is Yowan and Breton equivalent is Yann. Notable people named Ian As a first name (alphabetical by family name) * Ian Agol (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
