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The Acharius Medal is awarded by the
International Association for Lichenology
The International Association for Lichenology (IAL) is an organisation that encourages the understanding of lichens and lichenology, and promotes their study and conservation worldwide. It unites lichenologists across the globe, as well as national ...
(IAL) for lifetime achievement in
lichenology
Lichenology is the branch of mycology that studies the lichens, symbiotic organisms made up of an intimate symbiotic association of a microscopic alga (or a cyanobacterium) with a filamentous fungus.
Study of lichens draws knowledge from several ...
.
The organization resolved at its 1990 meeting that it would simultaneously honor professional achievement and commemorate
Erik Acharius
Erik Acharius (10 October 1757 – 14 August 1819) was a Swedish botanist who pioneered the taxonomy of lichens and is known as the "father of lichenology." Acharius was famously the last pupil of Carl Linnaeus.
Life
Acharius was born in 1 ...
(recognized as the "Father of Lichenology") by presenting a medal in his name.
The first Acharius Medal was made in 1846 by the
Royal Swedish Mint for the
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, although the original purpose for that medal is not known. Because the Swedish Mint still had the
dies for the original medal, the IAL arranged for new medals to be made. The first of the new medals were awarded in that same year (1992) at the association's congress in
Båstad, Sweden.
The medal
The medal is
silver
Silver is a chemical element with the symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical ...
, with Acharius' profile on one side and the recipient's name on the other.
Recipients
Source:
2021:
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Per Magnus Jørgensen
Per Magnus Jørgensen (born 1944) is a Norwegian botanist and lichenologist, and Professor Emeritus of systematic botany at the University of Bergen. He is known for his work on the lichen families Pannariaceae and Collemataceae. Jørgensen wa ...
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James D. Lawrey
James Donald Lawrey is a biologist, specialising in lichens. He is known for leading long-term monitoring projects, taxonomy and studies of the evolution of the fungi in lichens.
Early life and education
After growing up in Rockville, Maryland, ...
2018:
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William Alfred Weber
2016:
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Thomas George Allan Green
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Josef Hafellner
Josef Hafellner (1951– ) is an Austrian mycologist and lichenologist. He was awarded the Acharius Medal in 2016 for his lifetime contributions to lichenology. Before his retirement, he was a professor at the Karl-Franzens-Universität in ...
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Bruce McCune
2014:
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Peter Crittenden
Peter Crittenden is a British lichenologist. His research largely concerns the ecophysiology of lichens. Crittenden is known for using new techniques to study lichens, such as the use of 3D printing and X-ray computed tomography to study lichen ...
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Pier Luigi Nimis
2012:
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Ana Crespo
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Leif Tibell
2010:
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Brian J. Coppins
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Thomas Hawkes Nash
2008:
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David J. Galloway
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Hannes Hertel
Hannes Hertel is a German botanist and taxonomist and was Director of the State Herbarium in Munich, Germany 1992 - 2004. His specialist areas are the fungi and lichens.
Early life and education
Hannes Hertel was born in 1939. His doctorate was ...
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Rosmarie Honegger
2006:
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Mark R. D. Seaward
2004:
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John A. Elix
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Ludger Kappen
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Marie-Agnès Letrouit-Galinou
2003
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David C. Smith
2002:
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David L. Hawksworth
2000:
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Teuvo Ahti
Teuvo ("Ted") Tapio Ahti (born 1934) is a Finnish botanist and lichenologist. He has had a long career at the University of Helsinki that started in 1963, and then following his retirement in 1997, at the Botanical Museum of the Finnish Museum ...
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Georges Clauzade
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Nina Golubkova
1996:
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Vernon Ahmadjian
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Siegfried Huneck
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Christian Leuckert
Christian Leuckert was a lichen taxonomist who applied the diversity of secondary metabolites within lichens as useful taxonomic criteria. He was Director of the Institute of Plant Systematics and Plant Geography at the Free University of Berl ...
1994:
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Irwin M. Brodo
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Margalith Galun
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Syo Kurokawa
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Elisabeth Tschermak-Woess
1992:
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Dharani Dhar Awasthi
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Chicita F. Culberson
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William L. Culberson
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Gunnar Degelius
Gunnar Bror Fritiof Degelius (né Nilsson until 1932; 27 January 1903 – 22 July 1993) was a Swedish lichenologist. Between the publications of his first and final scientific papers, Degelius had a 70-year-long research career. While he was ...
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Aino Henssen
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Peter Wilfred James
Peter Wilfred James (1930–2014) was an English botanist and lichenologist. He was a pioneer in the study of lichens as environmental indicators, especially of atmospheric pollution.
Early life and education
Peter W. James grew up in Sutton Co ...
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Hildur Krog
Hildur Krog (22 March 1922 – 25 August 2014) was a Norwegian botanist.
She was born in Modum. She took the dr.philos. degree in 1968 with a thesis on Alaskan lichens, was hired as a curator at the Botanical Museum of Oslo in 1971 and served as ...
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Otto Ludwig Lange
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Josef Poelt
Josef Poelt was a botanist, bryologist and lichenologist. He held the chair in Systematic Botany and Plant Geography at the Free University of Berlin (1965 - 1972) and then was head of the Botanical Institute and Botanical Garden of Graz Universi ...
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Rolf Santesson
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John W. Thomson
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Hans Trass
Hans-Voldemar Trass (2 May 1928 – 14 February 2017) was an Estonian ecologist and botanist. He was a member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 1975 and president of the Estonian Naturalists' Society from 1964 to 1973 and 1985 to 1991. ...
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Antonin Vězda
See also
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List of biology awards
This list of biology awards is an index to articles about notable awards for biology. It includes a general list and lists of ecology, genetics and neuroscience awards. It excludes awards for biochemistry, biomedical science, medicine, ornitholo ...
References
External links
List of Acharius Medal recipients{{Recipients of the Acharius Medal
Biology awards
Lichenology
Lifetime achievement awards
Awards established in 1990
Awards of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences