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'''Linneana societateLondoniensis factusLinneana Londinii,Societas ''' ([[Anglice]]: ''The Linnean Society of London'') anno [[1788]].
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is the [[world]]'s premier society for the study and dissemination of [[taxonomy]]. It publishes a Zoological [[Journal]], as well as Botanical and Biological [[Journal]]s. It also issues ''The Linnean'', a review of the [[history]] of the society and of [[taxonomy]] in general.
The Linnean Society was founded in [[1788]], taking its name from the Swedish naturalist [[Carolus Linnaeus]].
The Society is based at [[Burlington House]], [[Piccadilly]], [[London]]. Membership is open to anyone who is interested in the Society's work, and interested individuals may join as Student members, Associate members or (most often) as full Fellows. All forms of membership require nomination by at least two Fellows and are subject to election. Fellows use the designation FLS after their names.
==Medals and prizes==
The following medals and prizes are awarded by the Linnean Society:
*[[Linnean Medal]], established [[1888]], awarded annually to alternately a botanist or a zoologist or (as has been common since 1958) to one of each in the same year.
*[[H. H. Bloomer Award]], established [[1963]] from a legacy by the amateur naturalist [[Harry Howard Bloomer]], awarded "an amateur naturalist who has made an important contribution to biological knowledge"
*[[Bicentenary Award]], established [[1978]], on the 200th anniversary of the death of Linnaeus, "in recognition of work done by a person under the age of 40 years".
*[[Jill Smythies Award]], established [[1986]], awarded for botanical illustrations.
*[[Irene Manton Prize]], established [[1990]], for the best dissertation in botany during an academic year.
==Collections==
Linnaeus' [[botanical]] and [[zoology|zoological]] collections were purchased in [[1783]] by Sir [[James Edward Smith]], the first President of the society, and are now held in London by the society. The collections include 14,000 plants, 158 fish, 1,564 shells, 3,198 insects, 1,600 books and 3,000 letters and documents. They may be viewed by appointment.
Smith's own plant collection is also held by the Society. It has been databased by the Smith Herbarium Project at the [[National Museums Liverpool]]. 6,000 specimens have been cleaned and repaired.
==Linnean Societies Worldwide==
'''Australia'''
* [[Linnean Society of New South Wales]]
'''Canada'''
* Société linnéenne du Québec
'''France'''
* La Société Linnéenne de la Seine maritime
* Société linnéenne de Lyon
* Société linnéenne de Provence
* Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux
* Société Linnéenne de Normandie
'''Sweden'''
* The [[Swedish Linnaeus Society]]
'''United Kingdom'''
* The Linnean Society of London
'''United States'''
* The Linnean Society of Lake Superior, Inc.
* The Linnaean Society of New York
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