Starting in 1978, in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the death of Linnaeus, the Bicentenary Medal of the Linnean Society has been awarded in recognition of work done by a biologist under the age of forty.
Desde 1978, en conmemoración do 200 aniversario da morte de Linné, outorga a medalla do bicentenario en recoñecemento a traballos realizados por biólogos de menos de corenta anos.