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{{short description|Dutch science award}}
{{short description|Dutch science award}}

The '''Leeuwenhoek Medal''', established in 1877 by the [[Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen|Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences]] (KNAW), in honor of the 17th- and 18th-century [[microscope|microscopist]] [[Antoni van Leeuwenhoek]], is granted every ten years to the scientist judged to have made the most significant contribution to [[microbiology]] during the preceding decade. From 2015 the Royal Dutch Society for Microbiology (KNVM) will be awarding the Leeuwenhoek Medal.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.knvm.org/knvm/awards_and_grants/leeuwenhoek_medal/|title= Leeuwenhoek Medal|publisher= KNVM|accessdate= 10 January 2015|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20141006093453/http://www.knvm.org/knvm/awards_and_grants/leeuwenhoek_medal/|archivedate= 6 October 2014}}</ref>
The '''Leeuwenhoek Medal''', established in 1875 by the [[Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen|Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences]] (KNAW), in honor of the 17th- and 18th-century [[microscope|microscopist]] [[Antoni van Leeuwenhoek]], is granted every ten years to the scientist judged to have made the most significant contribution to [[microbiology]] during the preceding decade.<ref>
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| title = Mikroskopische wezens, door Antony van Leeuwenhoek
| last = Harting
| first = P.
| date = 1876
| website = Google books
| publisher = Martinus Nijhoff, van Hengel en Eeltjes
| access-date = 2023-11-04
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| quote = [...] een fonds bijeen te brengen voor een blijvend gedenkteeken ter eere van de nagedachtenis van LEEUWENHOEK, bestaande in eene gouden medaille, die LEEUWENHOEK-MEDAILLE zal genoemd en om de tien jaar aan dengene, Nederlander of Buitenlander, zal worden uitgereikt, die geacht zal worden in dat tijdsverloop, of vroeger, het meest ter vermeerdering onzer kennis der microscopische wezens te hebben bijgedragen. ([...] to raise a fund for a permanent memorial in honor of the memory of LEEUWENHOEK, consisting of a gold medal, which will be called LEEUWENHOEK MEDAL and will be awarded every ten years to the person, Dutch or Foreigner, who will be considered that lapse of time, or earlier, has contributed most to our knowledge of microscopic beings.)
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Starting in 2015, the Royal Dutch Society for Microbiology (KNVM) began awarding the Leeuwenhoek Medal, selecting [[Jillian Banfield]], the first woman to receive the award in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.knvm.org/knvm/awards_and_grants/leeuwenhoek_medal/|title= Leeuwenhoek Medal|publisher= KNVM|accessdate= 10 January 2015|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20141006093453/http://www.knvm.org/knvm/awards_and_grants/leeuwenhoek_medal/|archivedate= 6 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Microbiologie |first=Koninklijke Nederlandse Vereniging voor |title=van Leeuwenhoek Medal 2023 |url=https://www.knvm.org/activities/awards-and-grants/van-leeuwenhoek-medal/van-leeuwenhoek-medal-2023 |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=KNVM |language=en}}</ref>


==Recipients==
==Recipients==
The following persons have received the Leeuwenhoek medal:<ref>
Source: [https://www.knaw.nl/en/awards/laureates/leeuwenhoekmedaille KNVM]
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*1877 [[Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg]], Germany
*1877 [[Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg]], Germany
*1885 [[Ferdinand Cohn]], Germany
*1885 [[Ferdinand Cohn]], Germany
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*1970 [[C. B. van Niel|Cornelius Bernardus van Niel]] (Kees van Niel), United States
*1970 [[C. B. van Niel|Cornelius Bernardus van Niel]] (Kees van Niel), United States
*1981 [[Roger Stanier|Roger Yate Stanier]], France
*1981 [[Roger Stanier|Roger Yate Stanier]], France
*1992 [[Carl Woese]], United States
*1992 [[Carl Woese]], United States
*2003 [[Karl Stetter]], Germany
*2003 [[Karl Stetter]], Germany
*2015 [[Craig Venter]], United States of America
*2015 [[Craig Venter]], United States of America
*2023 [[Jillian Banfield]], Australia


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Leeuwenhoek_Lecture|Royal Society Leeuwenhoek Lecture]]
* [[Leeuwenhoek_Lecture|Royal Society Leeuwenhoek Lecture]]
* [[List of biology awards]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1877 establishments in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Antonie van Leeuwenhoek]]
[[Category:Antonie van Leeuwenhoek]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1877]]

Latest revision as of 18:17, 2 December 2023

The Leeuwenhoek Medal, established in 1875 by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), in honor of the 17th- and 18th-century microscopist Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, is granted every ten years to the scientist judged to have made the most significant contribution to microbiology during the preceding decade.[1] Starting in 2015, the Royal Dutch Society for Microbiology (KNVM) began awarding the Leeuwenhoek Medal, selecting Jillian Banfield, the first woman to receive the award in 2023.[2][3]

Recipients

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The following persons have received the Leeuwenhoek medal:[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Harting, P. (1876). "Mikroskopische wezens, door Antony van Leeuwenhoek". Google books (in Dutch). Martinus Nijhoff, van Hengel en Eeltjes. Archived from the original on 2023-11-04. Retrieved 2023-11-04. [...] een fonds bijeen te brengen voor een blijvend gedenkteeken ter eere van de nagedachtenis van LEEUWENHOEK, bestaande in eene gouden medaille, die LEEUWENHOEK-MEDAILLE zal genoemd en om de tien jaar aan dengene, Nederlander of Buitenlander, zal worden uitgereikt, die geacht zal worden in dat tijdsverloop, of vroeger, het meest ter vermeerdering onzer kennis der microscopische wezens te hebben bijgedragen. ([...] to raise a fund for a permanent memorial in honor of the memory of LEEUWENHOEK, consisting of a gold medal, which will be called LEEUWENHOEK MEDAL and will be awarded every ten years to the person, Dutch or Foreigner, who will be considered that lapse of time, or earlier, has contributed most to our knowledge of microscopic beings.)
  2. ^ "Leeuwenhoek Medal". KNVM. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  3. ^ Microbiologie, Koninklijke Nederlandse Vereniging voor. "van Leeuwenhoek Medal 2023". KNVM. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  4. ^ "Previous awardees". KNVM. Archived from the original on 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
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