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Artist:
Wyon, Allan Gairdner
Issuer:
New Zealand Institute
Issuer:
Hector, James, Sir
(Struck in the name of)
Sir James Hector was for much of the nineteenth century New Zealand's foremost man of science. He began his career in Canada as part of the Royal Geological Survey, and in 1859 came to New Zealand to found the Geological Survey there. In 1868 he became head of the New Zealand Institute, the country's premier scientific society, and remained so until 1903 when he retired. He died in 1907, and a fund was established to commemorate his work by the establishment of a prize for scientific research, which was duly established in 1908. The prize was, and is still, awarded in the form of a bronze medal, to the person whom the Awards Committee considers to have done the most that year to advance their field. The field concerned rotates annually through botany, chemistry, ethnology, geology, physics (in which were considered mathematics and astronomy) and zoology. The medal that is awarded for this prize was designed by Allan Gairdner Wyon, and this piece is a specimen in white metal; the Museum also has one in bronze.
History note: From the estate of the late Mrs Venetia M. Watson, daughter of the artist
Method of acquisition: Given (2005-01-31) by Watson, Philip Charles
1914-07-14 CE - 1915 CE
White metal specimen
Object composed of white metal Diameter 63.0 mm Die Axis 0 degrees Weight 97.94 g
Inscription present: Bust of Sir James Hector left with inscription "BORN / MDCCCXXXIV / DIED / MDCCCCVII" behind head, legend in border around
Inscription present: Explorer in Maori dress with staff kneeling beneath palm tree with grasses behind, left hand raised to shade eyes and gazing at pair of birds on branch of small tree to right, lake with Maori canoe sailing right and mountains in backgrond; in the exergue, laboratory equipment including a retort, a globe and stack of books; legend in border around
Accession number: CM.39-2005
Primary reference Number: 156558
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Coins and Medals
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