Derek Allen Prize

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The Derek Allen Prize is an awarded annually by the British Academy, rotating between prizes in Celtic studies, musicology, and numismatics. Among the Academy's many regular awards, it was founded in 1976 to honour Derek Allen, who served as secretary (1969–73) and treasurer (1973–75) of the Academy. It was established by his widow and sons to recognise outstanding scholarly achievement in Allen's three principal interests. Recipients are awarded £400.[1][2]

List of recipients

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Derek Allen Prize Recipients[1][2]
Year Recipient Discipline Primary affiliation(s)
1977 Musicology Oliver Strunk Princeton University
1978 Numismatics Karel Castelin Czech Numismatic Society
1979 Celtic studies Kenneth Jackson University of Edinburgh
1980 Musicology Julian Budden BBC
1981 Numismatics J. B. Colbert de Beaulieu
1982 Celtic studies Brian Ó Cuív University College Dublin
1983 Musicology David Brown University of Southampton
1984 Numismatics Simone Scheers KU Leuven
1985 Celtic studies J. E. Caerwyn Williams Aberystwyth University
1986 Musicology Reinhard Strohm
1987 Numismatics Georges Le Rider
1988 Celtic studies Edouard Bachellery
1989 Musicology John Stevens
1990 Numismatics P. Bastien
1991 Celtic studies K. H. Schmidt
1992 Musicology David Cairns
1993 Numismatics Jean Lafaurie
1994 Celtic studies Eric P. Hamp
1995 Musicology Peter Holman
1996 Numismatics J. P. C. Kent
1997 Celtic studies Proinsias Mac Cana
1998 Musicology Peter Walls
1999 Numismatics Cécile Morrisson
2000 Celtic studies Derick Thomson
2001 Musicology Janice Stockigt
2002 Numismatics Gert Hatz
2003 Celtic studies Pádraig Ó Riain
2004 Musicology Colin Timms
2005 Numismatics Philip Grierson
2006 Celtic studies Daniel Huws
2007 Musicology Philip Bohlman
2008 Numismatics Michael Metcalf University of Oxford
2009 Celtic studies Dafydd Jenkins University of Aberystwyth
2010 Musicology Gary Tomlinson University of Pennsylvania
2011 Numismatics Mark Blackburn Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
2012 Celtic studies Fergus Kelly Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
2013 Musicology Arnold Whittall King's College London
2014 Numismatics Richard Reece University College London
2015 Celtic studies Pierre-Yves Lambert Centre national de la recherche scientifique
2016 Musicology Margaret Bent University of Oxford
2017 Numismatics Michael Crawford University College London
2018 Celtic studies Máire Herbert University College Cork[3]
2019 Musicology Alejandro Planchart University of California, Santa Barbara
2020 Numismatics Andrew Burnett British Museum[4]
2021 Celtic studies Ralph A. Griffiths Swansea University[5]
2022 Musicology Suzanne G. Cusick New York University
2023 Numismatics Joe Cribb Hebei Normal University
2024 Celtic studies Erich Poppe University of Marburg

References

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  1. ^ a b "Derek Allen Prize". The British Academy. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Derek Allen Prize Fund" (PDF). The British Academy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Award-winning journalists, prehistorians and world-leading economists honoured with prestigious British Academy prizes and medals", The British Academy, 20 August 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  4. ^ "British Academy's prizes and medals celebrate achievements in humanities and social sciences". The British Academy. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Leading slavery scholar wins prestigious British Academy prize for contributions to humanities and social sciences". The British Academy. Retrieved 2 September 2021.