Welcome
A Forum for Natural History
At the Linnean Society of London we are driven by a single purpose as outlined in our first charter, 200 years ago:
The cultivation of the Science of Natural History in all its branches
Today more than ever the Society is an important contemporary organisation encouraging debate, research, publications, meetings, as well as maintaining internationally important historical collections in the biological sciences.
If you are not already a member we do hope that you will still attend our events (which are open to members and non-members alike), or use our email update service - linnean-news - to stay in touch.
Anyone interested in our work is welcome to join the Society. Those with ideas, comments, suggestions or questions are also encouraged to make contact.
Message from the President - November 2008
The family of John Marsden would like to thank everyone very much for their kind remembrances, presented to Hazel on Monday 15th December.
Latest News
The role of restoration ecology in mitigation of climate change and loss of biodiversity7th January 2009
On 27th November 2008 the Linnean was pleased to host a meeting, in association with the World Land Trust, exploring "The role of restoration ecology in mitigation of climate change and loss of biodiversity".
The Linnean: Volume 25 Number 1 and Special Issue No. 97th January 2009
The Linnean Volume 25 Number 1 (January 2009) and The Linnean Special Issue No. 9 are now available in print and online.
Darwin and Huxley's disagreement over taxonomy's connection to evolution22nd December 2008
The Linnean Society of London was delighted to welcome Professor Polly Winsor on 4th December 2008 to speak on “Darwin and Huxley’s Disagreement over Taxonomy’s Connection to Evolution”.
New publication
The History of Natural HistoryAn annotated bibliography
By Gavin Bridson
The History of Natural History is an essential source of information for scientists, researchers and enthusiastic amateurs. This annotated bibliography, the only one to encompass the entire subject area, provides a unique key to information sources for this wide-ranging subject.
Compiled over many years by Gavin Bridson, this revised and greatly updated second edition (with over 5,300 additional references) is being published by The Linnean Society of London.
Priced at only £65 + p&p
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Forthcoming Meetings
22nd January - Tea: The Drink that Changed the World
12th February - Presentation of the Darwin-Wallace Medals
19th February - Declining bee populations what are the causes?
3rd March - Launch of Letters to Linnaeus, a new publication from the Linnean Society of London
19th March - Darwin's 'Sacred Cause'
Darwin 200
The 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin
Click here for more information
A set of articles on Darwin and Wallace from previous issues of The Linnean.
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