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Parkes Weber Prize
The Parkes Weber Prize is a prize awarded annually by the Royal Numismatic Society for original research relating to numismatics by a young scholar under the age of thirty. About the prize The prize is named after the British numismatist Frederick Parkes Weber Frederick Parkes Weber (8 May 1863 – 2 June 1962) was an English dermatologist and author who practiced medicine in London. Background Weber's father, Sir Hermann David Weber (1823–1918), was a personal physician to Queen Victoria. .... It was instituted in 1954 and is under the administration of the Council of the Royal Numismatic Society. It is awarded for an original essay of not more than 5,000 words on any subject relating to coins, medals, medallions, tokens or paper money. Prize winners Many of the prizewinners have gone on to have distinguished academic or heritage careers: *1954 D.W. Dykes - 'Some local tokens and their issuers in early nineteenth century Swansea' **Highly commended: I. H. Stewa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Numismatic Society
The Royal Numismatic Society (RNS) is a learned society and charity based in London, United Kingdom which promotes research into all branches of numismatics. Its patron was Queen Elizabeth II. Membership Foremost collectors and researchers, both professional and amateur, in the field of numismatics are amongst the fellows of the Society. They must be elected to the Society by the Council. The ''Numismatic Chronicle'' is the annual publication of the Royal Numismatic Society. History The society was founded in 1836 as the Numismatic Society of London and received the title "Royal Numismatic Society" from Edward VII by Royal Charter in 1904. The history of the Society was presented as a series of annual Presidential addresses by R.A. Carson – these were published in the Numismatic Chronicle between 1975 and 1978. The fifth and latest instalment was written to mark the 150th anniversary of the Society in 1986, and the full text was published in 1986 as ''A History of the Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Parkes Weber
Frederick Parkes Weber (8 May 1863 – 2 June 1962) was an English dermatologist and author who practiced medicine in London. Background Weber's father, Sir Hermann David Weber (1823–1918), was a personal physician to Queen Victoria. Weber was educated at Charterhouse and Trinity College, Cambridge. He subsequently studied medicine at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and abroad at Vienna and Paris. Career Returning to England, he worked (since 1894) at the German Hospital, Dalston (London), later he became House Physician and House Surgeon at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. He was subsequently House Physician at Brompton Hospital and Physician at Mount Vernon Hospital. Weber contributed over 1200 medical articles and wrote 23 books over a period of 50 years. In 1922, he, along with his wife, published a philosophical medical tome called ''Aspects of Death and Correlated Aspects of Life in Art, Epigram, and Poetry''. Weber was a prodigious describer of new and unique dermat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awards For Numismatics
This list of numismatics awards is an index to articles about notable awards given for significant contributions to the field of numismatics. Adna G. Wilde Jr. Memorial for Exemplary Service Administered by the American Numismatic Association—named for Adna G. Wilde Jr, past president of the ANA, the award honors an ANA member who dedicates his or her time and resources to strengthen the hobby and further the educational mission of the ANA, and sets an example for others to follow. Akbar Silver Medal Administered by the Numismatic Society of India. ANA Lifetime Achievement Award Administered by the American Numismatic Association—This award is presented to an individual, family, firm or judicial entity that has made outstanding contributions to organized numismatics ANA Numismatist of the Year Award Administered by the American Numismatic Association—first presented in 1995, the award was established to recognize individuals within the numismatic community who have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
