Viking Fund Medal


The Viking Fund Medal is an annual award given out by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research for distinguishing research or publication in the field of Anthropology. From 1946 to 1961, nominees were selected by their respective societies: The American Anthropological Association, the Society for American Archaeology, and the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, respectively for the fields of General Anthropology, Archaeology, and Physical Anthropology. In 1961, the selection procedure was modified for international nominees selection to increase the number of qualified applicants; the Viking Fund Medal has no longer been awarded annually, with many years between awards.
YearGeneral AnthropologyArchaeologyPhysical Anthropology
1946Alfred KroeberAlfred KidderFranz Weidenreich
1947Robert LowieJohn BrewEarnest Hooton
1948John SwantonAlex KriegerAdolph Schultz
1949George MurdockHallam MoviusWilliam Gregory
1950Clyde KluckhohnEmil HauryWilton Krogman
1951Ralph LintonFrank H. H. RobertsCarleton Coon
1952Julian StewardAlfonso CasoWilliam Straus
1953Melville HerskovitsGordon WilleyT. Dale Stewart
1954Robert RedfieldWm. Duncan StrongWilliam Howells
1955A.I. HallowellJ. Eric ThompsonW.E. LeGros Clark
1956Fred EgganJunius BirdMildred Trotter
1957Margaret MeadJames GriffinRaymond Dart
1958Raymond FirthJesse D. JenningsHenri Vallois
1959Leslie WhiteIrving RouseWilliam Greulich
1960Leslie SpierS.K. LothropSherwood Washburn