AbelPrize 2009-05-09 18:48:04 2009-05-18 11:40:47 Definition Abel Laureate % this is the default PlanetMath preamble. as your knowledge % of TeX increases, you will probably want to edit this, but % it should be fine as is for beginners. % almost certainly you want these \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{amsfonts} % used for TeXing text within eps files %\usepackage{psfrag} % need this for including graphics (\includegraphics) %\usepackage{graphicx} % for neatly defining theorems and propositions %\usepackage{amsthm} % making logically defined graphics %\usepackage{xypic} % there are many more packages, add them here as you need them % define commands here The {\em Abel Prize} is an annual prize awarded in memory of Niels Henrik Abel by the Niels Henrik Abel Memorial Fund of Norway to recognize a person's ``outstanding scientific work in the field of mathematics.'' A winner of the prize is called an {\em Abel Laureate}. A board of five mathematicians is chosen by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters to nominate mathematicians for the prize and make a recommendation to the Academy, which then selects the winner. Besides the prestige, the prize includes a monetary award of 750000 euros. Abel Laureates \begin{itemize} \item Jean-Pierre Serre ``for playing a key role in shaping the modern form of many parts of mathematics, including topology, algebraic geometry and number theory.'' \item Jacques Tits and John Griggs Thompson for contributions to the theory of groups. \item Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov ``for his revolutionary contributions to geometry.'' \end{itemize} \subsection{External links} \PMlinkexternal{Official website}{http://www.abelprisen.no/en/} (English version)