The awards bestowed for his work include the Karl Schwarzschild Medal (1993) and a share of the Kavli Prize (2010),ESO archive of Raymond Wilson Honoured with Two Prestigious Prizes, The Messenger 142 – December 2010, page 41 (archived version accessed 23/01/2011) as well as the Tycho Brahe Prize (2010).Tycho Brahe Prize 2010 Awarded to Telescope Designer, press release from the European Astronomical Society, 19 April 2010, accessed 23/01/2011 He has also been made Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour (2003)High honour to Ray Wilson [Order of the French Legion of Honour], Richard West, The Messenger, No. 112, p. 56 (June 2003) and has received the Prix Lallemand (2005) from the French Academy of Sciences.Lauréats des Prix de l'Académie de Sciences en 2005 , French Academy of Sciences website (in French), accessed 23/01/2011
