Prestwich Medal

medal of the Geological Society of London established in the will of Joseph Prestwich
Intangible science_award Q2580812
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Prestwich Medal

Summary

Prestwich Medal is a science award[1]. It draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (science_award category, ranking #79 of 652).[2]

Key Facts

  • Prestwich Medal won the Frederick Vine[3].
  • Prestwich Medal won the Claud William Wright[4].
  • Prestwich Medal is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Prestwich Medal's instance of is recorded as science award[6].
  • Prestwich Medal's instance of is recorded as medallion[7].
  • Joseph Prestwich is named after Prestwich Medal[8].
  • +1903-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Prestwich Medal[9].
  • Prestwich Medal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gjb00[10].
  • Prestwich Medal's topic's main category is recorded as Q7834079[11].
  • Prestwich Medal's conferred by is recorded as Geological Society of London[12].
  • Prestwich Medal's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Q7865123[13].

Body

Recognition

Wins include Frederick Vine[3], a geologist[14], 1939–2024[15], of United Kingdom[16], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[17], specialised in geology[18] and Claud William Wright[4], a paleontologist[19], 1917–2010[20], of United Kingdom[21], awarded the Companion of the Order of the Bath[22], specialised in paleontology[23].

Why It Matters

Prestwich Medal draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (science_award category, ranking #79 of 652).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

FAQs

What awards did Prestwich Medal receive?

Honors received include Frederick Vine[3] and Claud William Wright[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  1. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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