Honorary Membership -and- The Alexander von Humboldt Medal
Honorary Membership is the highest award the IAVS can bestow on an individual member to recognize sustained contributions of extraordinary merit to the Association or to the field of Vegetation Science. The award was established in 1988 and is awarded at approximately two-year intervals.
The Alexander von Humboldt Medal for Excellence in Vegetation Science is the highest award the IAVS can bestow on a vegetation scientist for an outstanding body of work. The Award was established in 2011 and is awarded at approximately two-year intervals.
Alexander von Humboldt Medal
2011: J. Philip Grime (England; 30 April 1935 – )
Presentation
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Honorary Members
2010: John Rodwell (England)
Presentation
Lecture Abstract
2005: Hartmut Dierschke (Germany; 11 July 1937 – )
Presentation
2005: Eddy van der Maarel (The Netherlands, Sweden: 23 February 1934 – )
Presentation
2005: Salvador Rivas-Martínez (Spain: 16 July 1935 – )
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1997: David W. Goodall (Australia: 4 April 1914 – )
1997: Wadysaw Matuszkiewicz (Poland: 11 April 1921 – )
1997: Akira Miyawaki (Japan: 29 January 1928 – )
1997: Dieter Mueller-Dombois (USA: 26 July 1925 – )
1997: Alessandro Pignatti ( Italy: 28 September 1930 – )
1988: Heinz Ellenberg (Germany: 1 August 1913 – 2 May 1997)
Biography
1988: Makoto Numata (Japan: 27 November 1917 – 30 December 2001)
1988: Victor Westhoff (The Netherlands: 12 November 1916 – 12 March 2001)
Biography
