Eisenmann Medal Explained

The Eisenmann Medal is awarded by the Linnaean Society of New York (LSNY) in recognition of the recipient's ornithological excellence and encouragement of amateur efforts in ornithology and birding.^[1]

The medal commemorates the ornithologist and prominent LSNY member Eugene Eisenmann (1906-1981). It has been awarded since 1983; in some years no medal is awarded.

Eisenmann medalists

Source: Linnaean Society of New York

• 1983 - Ernst Mayr
• 1984 - Joseph Hickey
• 1985 - Olin Sewall Pettingill
• 1986 - Roger Tory Peterson
• 1987 - Chandler S. Robbins
• 1988 - Frank B. Gill
• 1989 - Helen Hays
• 1990 - C. Stuart Houston
• 1991 - David B. Wingate
• 1993 - G. Stuart Keith
• 1995 - Guy Tudor
• 1998 - Dean Amadon
• 2001 - Robert S. Ridgeley
• 2002 - William S. Clark
• 2003 - F. Gary Stiles
• 2004 - David J.T. Hussell and Erica H. Dunn
• 2005 - John W. Fitzpatrick
• 2006 - David A. Sibley
• 2008 - Malcolm C. Coulter
• 2009 - Kenneth V. Rosenberg
• 2011 - Alvaro Jaramillo
• 2012 - Clive Minton
• 2013 - Kenn Kaufman
• 2014 - Sophie Webb
• 2016 - Tim Birkhead
• 2017 - Peter Harrison
• 2018 - John P. O'Neill
• 2020 - Stephen W. Kress^[2]
• 2021 - Peter and Rosemary Grant
• 2022 - Jennie Duberstein

See also

• List of ornithology awards

Notes and References

1. Web site: About LSNY, Constitution, Funds & Awards, & Linnaeus. Linnaean Society of New York. 8 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920004659/http://linnaeannewyork.org/information/about-lsny.html. 20 September 2016. dead.
2. Web site: Stephen W. Kress • Saving Seabirds: New Lessons from Puffins • 8:00 pm • 3/10/20. The Linnaean Society of New. York. 11 March 2020. 10 April 2023.