Frink Medal | |
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Awarded for | “for significant and original contributions by a professional zoologist to the development of zoology.” |
Sponsored by | Zoological Society of London (ZSL) |
First award | 1973 |
Website | www |
The Frink Medal for British Zoologists is awarded by the Zoological Society of London "for significant and original contributions by a professional zoologist to the development of zoology." [1] [n 1] It consists of a bronze plaque (76 by 83 millimetres), [2] depicting a bison and carved by British sculptor Elisabeth Frink. [3] The Frink Medal was instituted in 1973 and first presented in 1974. [3] [4] [5]
Source ZSL