Honours and Awards
Bentham was awarded the Royal Medal of the Royal Society in 1859 and elected a Fellow in 1862. He served as president of the Linnean Society of London from 1861 to 1874. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1866.
He was appointed CMG (Companion of St Michael & St George) in 1878. His foreign awards included the Clarke Medal of the Royal Society of New South Wales in 1879.
| Academic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Bell |
President of the Linnean Society 1861–1874 |
Succeeded by George James Allman |
| Awards and achievements | ||
| Preceded by Richard Owen |
Clarke Medal 1879 |
Succeeded by Thomas Huxley |
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