Benjamin Franklin Medal (American Philosophical Society)

For other uses of "Benjamin Franklin Medal", see Benjamin Franklin Medal (disambiguation).
Benjamin Franklin, after whom this medal is named. A portrait made by Joseph Duplessis (ca. 1785).

The Benjamin Franklin Medal presented by the American Philosophical Society located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., also called Benjamin Franklin Bicentennial Medal, is awarded since 1906. The originally called "Philosophical Society" was founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin. The award was created to remember the 200th anniversary of the birthday of Franklin.[1][2][3] The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has this medal in its collection.[4]

The medal was created by the brothers Augustus and Louis St. Gaudens.[3][5]

  1. ^ "Benjamin Franklin Medal". American Philosophical Society. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  2. ^ David Brand (March 17, 2005). "Rhodes awards Franklin medal to Bethe on 'a bittersweet day'". Cornell Chronicle. Cornell University. Archived from the original on 2011-10-26. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "The Benj. Fauver Collections - Auction Seventy Five". Maine Antique Digest. Archived from the original on 2011-12-01. Retrieved November 25, 2011. Look for the entry "398. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BICENTENNIAL MEDAL, 1906".
  4. ^ "Benjamin Franklin Bicentennial Medal". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Retrieved January 11, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Benjamin Franklin Medal for Distinguished Public Service Recipients". American Philosophical Society. Archived from the original on 2011-10-17. Retrieved November 26, 2011.