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.
List of recipients + Derek Allen Prize Recipients Year Recipient Discipline Primary affiliation(s) 1977 Musicology Princeton University 1978 Numismatics Czech Numismatic Society 1979 Celtic studies University of Edinburgh 1980 Musicology BBC 1981 Numismatics 1982 Celtic studies University College Dublin 1983 Musicology University of Southampton 1984 Numismatics KU Leuven 1985 Celtic studies Aberystwyth University 1986 Musicology King's College London 1987 Numismatics Bibliothèque nationale de France 1988 Celtic studies 1989 Musicology University of Cambridge 1990 Numismatics 1991 Celtic studies 1992 Musicology 1993 Numismatics 1994 Celtic studies University of Chicago 1995 Musicology The Parley of Instruments 1996 Numismatics 1997 Celtic studies Dublin Institute for Advanced StudiesUniversity College Dublin 1998 Musicology 1999 Numismatics Bibliothèque nationale de France 2000 Celtic studies University of Glasgow 2001 Musicology University of Melbourne 2002 Numismatics 2003 Celtic studies University College Cork 2004 Musicology University of Birmingham 2005 Numismatics University of Cambridge 2006 Celtic studies National Library of Wales 2007 Musicology University of Chicago 2008 Numismatics University of Oxford 2009 Celtic studies University of Aberystwyth 2010 Musicology University of Pennsylvania 2011 Numismatics Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge 2012 Celtic studies Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies 2013 Musicology King's College London 2014 Numismatics University College London 2015 Celtic studies Centre national de la recherche scientifique 2016 Musicology University of Oxford 2017 Numismatics University College London 2018 Celtic studies University College Cork"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. 2019 Musicology University of California, Santa Barbara 2020 Numismatics British Museum 2021 Celtic studies Swansea University 2022 Musicology New York University 2023 Numismatics Hebei Normal University 2024 Celtic studies University of Marburg 2025 Musicology SOAS University of Londonhttps://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/prizes-medals/derek-allen-prize/
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