Maurice Yonge
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Sir Charles Maurice Yonge CBE FRS (9 December 1899 - 17 March 1986) was a British zoologist. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1946 and won its Darwin Medal
in 1968. He was born and later educated at Silcoates School
, where his father was headmaster.
Darwin Medal
The Darwin Medal is awarded by the Royal Society every alternate year for "work of acknowledged distinction in the broad area of biology in which Charles Darwin worked, notably in evolution, population biology, organismal biology and biological diversity". First awarded in 1890, it was created in...
in 1968. He was born and later educated at Silcoates School
Silcoates School
Silcoates School is a public school in Wakefield, England. It was founded in 1820 as the Northern Congregational School at Silcoates House, for the board and education of the sons of non-conformist clergy; it was located close to Ossett and Horbury, which both had unusually large nonconformist...
, where his father was headmaster.