The H. C. Ørsted Medal is a medal for scientific achievement awarded by the Danish ''Selskabet for naturlærens udbredelse'' (The Society for the Dissemination of Natural Science). Named for the society's founder

Hans Christian Ørsted Hans Christian Ørsted ( , ; often rendered Oersted in English; 14 August 17779 March 1851) was a Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields, which was the first connection found between electricity ...

, it is awarded chiefly to

Danes Danes ( da, danskere, ) are a North Germanic ethnic group and nationality native to Denmark and a modern nation identified with the country of Denmark. This connection may be ancestral, legal, historical, or cultural. Danes generally regard t ...

. The medal is awarded in three versions: gold is for outstanding original scientific work in physics or chemistry published during the previous year; silver is for outstanding writing of science for a popular audience over several years; and bronze is for outstanding popularization of science through non-written methods, such as in museums or through business.

Recipients

Gold

Source
naturlæren.dk
*2019 Karl Anker Jørgensen *1989 Thor A. Bak *1977 Kai Arne Jensen *1974 Jens Lindhard *1970

Christian Møller Christian Møller (22 December 1904 in Hundslev, Als (island), Als14 January 1980 in Ordrup) was a Danish people, Danish chemist and physicist who made fundamental contributions to the theory of relativity, theory of gravitation and quantum chemi ...

*1970 Aage Bohr *1965

Bengt Strömgren Bengt Georg Daniel Strömgren (21 January 1908 – 4 July 1987) was a Danish astronomer and astrophysicist. Life and career Bengt Strömgren was born in Gothenburg. His parents were Hedvig Strömgren (née Lidforss) and Elis Strömgren, wh ...

*1959 Jens Anton Christiansen *1959 Paul Bergsøe *1952 Alex Langseth *1941 Kaj Linderstrøm-Lang *1928 Peder Oluf Pedersen *1928

Niels Bjerrum Niels Janniksen Bjerrum (11 March 1879 in Copenhagen – 30 September 1958) was a Danish chemist. Niels Bjerrum was the son of ophthalmologist Jannik Petersen Bjerrum, and started to study at University of Copenhagen in 1897. He received his ...

*1928

Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted (; 22 February 1879 – 17 December 1947) was a Danish physical chemist, who developed the Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory simultaneously with and independently of Martin Lowry. Biography Brønsted was born in ...

*1924 Niels Bohr *1916 Martin Knudsen *1912 Christian Christiansen *1909 S.P.L. Sørensen

Silver

Source
naturlæren.dk
*2020 Jens Ramskov *2019 Thomas Bolander *2016

Anja Cetti Andersen Anja Cetti Andersen (born 25 September 1965) is an astronomer and astrophysicist from Hørsholm, Denmark. Life She received her BSc in 1991, MSc in astronomy in 1995, and her PhD in 1999, from the University of Copenhagen. Her thesis was titled ...

*2000 Jens Martin Knudsen *1999

Ove Nathan Ove or OVE may refer to * Ove (given name) * Ové, a surname * Ove Peak in Antarctica *'' A Man Called Ove (novel)'', a novel by Fredrik Backman *''A Man Called Ove ''A Man Called Ove'' may refer to: * ''A Man Called Ove'' (novel), a 2012 novel b ...

*1991

Niels Ove Lassen Niels is a male given name, equivalent to Nicholas, which is common in Denmark, Belgium, Norway (formerly) and the Netherlands. The Norwegian and Swedish variant is Nils. The name is a developed short form of Nicholas or Greek Nicolaos after Saint ...

*1990 Jens J. Kjærgaard *1988

Niels Blædel Niels is a male given name, equivalent to Nicholas, which is common in Denmark, Belgium, Norway (formerly) and the Netherlands. The Norwegian and Swedish variant is Nils. The name is a developed short form of Nicholas or Greek Nicolaos after Saint ...

*1980 K.G. Hansen

Bronze

Source
naturlæren.dk
*2020

Stefan Emil Lemser Eychenne Stefan may refer to: * Stefan (given name) * Stefan (surname) * Ștefan, a Romanian given name and a surname * Štefan, a Slavic given name and surname * Stefan (footballer) (born 1988), Brazilian footballer * Stefan Heym, pseudonym of Germa ...

*2020

Claus Rintza Claus (sometimes Clas) is both a given name and a German, Danish, and Dutch surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (1907–1944), a German officer who, along with others, attempted to assassi ...

*2020

Lasse Seidelin Bendtsen Lasse is a common masculine given name in Nordic countries. It is also often a nickname for people named Lars or Lauri. People Notable people named Lasse include: *Lasse Aasland (1926–2001), Norwegian politician *Lasse Åberg (born 1940), Swe ...

*2019

Michael Lentfer Jensen Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

*2019 Jeannette Overgaard Tejlmann Madsen *2018 Ole Bakander *2017 Bjarning Grøn *2016 Martin Frøhling Jensen *2015 Henrik Parbo *2014 Pia Halkjær Gommesen *2013 Niels Christian Hartling *2013 Peter Arnborg Videsen *2012 Jannik Johansen (scientist) *2006 Finn Berg Rasmussen *2004 Erik Schou Jensen *2003 Ryan Holm *2001 Asger Høeg

External links

Selskabet for naturlærens udbredelse
Chemistry awards Danish science and technology awards Physics awards Science writing awards Science communication awards {{denmark-stub

Recipients

Gold

Silver

Bronze

See also

External links