The Godman-Salvin Medal is a medal of the
British Ornithologists' Union awarded "to an individual as a signal honour for distinguished ornithological work."
It was instituted in 1919 in the memory of
Frederick DuCane Godman
Frederick DuCane Godman DCL FRS FLS FGS FRGS FES FZS MRI FRHS (15 January 1834 – 19 February 1919) was an English lepidopterist, entomologist and ornithologist. He was one of the twenty founding members of the British Ornithologists' ...
and
Osbert Salvin
Osbert Salvin FRS (25 February 1835 – 1 June 1898) was an English naturalist, ornithologist, and herpetologist best known for co-authoring ''Biologia Centrali-Americana'' (1879–1915) with Frederick DuCane Godman. This was a 52 volume ency ...
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Medallists
Medallists include:
See also
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List of ornithology awards
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References
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British Ornithologists' Union
Ornithology awards
Awards established in 1922
British awards