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
Latest News
Fly on the Wall: the role of insects in criminal investigaion3rd December 2008
The meeting room and library of the Linnean Society of London were filled to capacity when the Society welcomed Martin Hall to speak on “Fly on the Wall: the role of insects in criminal investigation” on 13th November 2008.
Launch of 'The History of Natural History' by Gavin Bridson20th November 2008
The Linnean Society was pleased to welcome Robin Myers, Robert Anderson and Hugh Torrens at a celebration of Gavin Bridson and the launch of his most recent work “The History of Natural History” (2nd edition) on 30th October 2008.
A Message from the President - November 200819th November 2008
The Society is looking forward to the bicentenary celebrations of the birth of Charles Darwin next year and has already held a number of successful Darwin-related meetings.
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
4th December - Darwin and Huxley's disagreement over taxonomy's connection to evolution
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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