Davy Medal
The Davy Medal is awarded annually by the Royal Society for "an outstandingly important recent discovery in any branch of chemistry".[1]
| Year | Recipient(s) | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | Edward Schunck | For his researches on madder, indigo, and chlorophyll. |
| 1898 | Johannes Wislicenus | For his contributions to organic chemistry especially in the domain of stereochemical isomerism. |
| 1897 | John Hall Gladstone | For his numerous contributions to chemical science, and especially for his important work in the application of optical methods to chemistry. |
| 1896 | Henri Moissan | For the isolation of fluorine, and the use of the electric furnace in the preparation of refractory metals and their compounds. |
| 1895 | William Ramsay | For his share in the discovery of argon, and for his discoveries regarding gaseous constituents of terrestrial minerals. |
| 1894 | Per Theodor Cleve | For his researches on the chemistry of the rare earths. |
| 1893 | J. H. van 't Hoff J. A. Le Bel |
In recognition of their introduction of the theory of asymmetric carbon, and its use in explaining the constitution of optically active carbon compounds. |
| 1892 | François Marie Raoult | For his researches on the freezing points of solutions, and on the vapour pressures of solutions. |
| 1891 | Victor Meyer | For his researches on the determination of vapour densities at high temperatures. |
| 1890 | Emil Fischer | For his discoveries in organic chemistry and especially for his researches on the carbo-hydrates. |
| 1889 | William Henry Perkin | For his researches on magnetic rotation in relation to chemical constitution. |
| 1888 | William Crookes | For his investigations on the behaviour of substances under the influences of the electric discharge in a high vacuum. |
| 1887 | John A. R. Newlands | For his discovery of the periodic law of the chemical elements. |
| 1886 | Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac | For his researches on atomic weights. |
| 1885 | Jean Servais Stas | For his researches on the atomic weights. |
| 1884 | Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe | For his researches in the isomerism of alcohols. |
| 1883 | Marcellin Berthelot Julius Thomsen |
For their researches in thermo-chemistry. |
| 1882 | D. Mendelejeff Lothar Meyer |
For their discovery of the periodic relations of the atomic weights. |
| 1881 | Adolf Baeyer | For his synthesis of indigo. |
| 1880 | Charles Friedel | For his researches on the organic compounds of silicon, and other investigations. |
| 1879 | Paul Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran | For his discovery of gallium. |
| 1878 | Louis Paul Cailletet Raoul Pictet |
For their researches, conducted independently, but contemporaneously, on the condensation of the so-called permanent gases. |
| 1877 | Robert William Bunsen Gustav Robert Kirchhoff |
For their researches & discoveries in spectrum analysis. |
| Source: unless otherwise stated, Royal Society.[2][3][4] | ||
References
- ↑ The Davy Medal; Royal Society, <http://royalsociety.org/Davy-Medal/>. (accessed 31 March 2011).
- ↑ Davy archive winners 1899 – 1877; Royal Society, <http://royalsociety.org/General_WF.aspx?pageid=7049>. (accessed 31 March 2011).
- ↑ Davy archive winners 1989 – 1900; Royal Society, <http://royalsociety.org/Content.aspx?id=3273>. (accessed 31 March 2011).
- ↑ Davy recent winners; Royal Society, <http://royalsociety.org/Content.aspx?id=3272>. (accessed 31 March 2011).
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