Cantor medal explained

The Cantor Medal of the Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung is named in honor of Georg Cantor, the first president of the society. It is awarded at most every second year during the yearly meetings of the society.^[1] The prize winners are mathematicians who are associated with the German language.

Prize winners

• 1990 Karl Stein^[2]
• 1992 Jürgen Moser^{[2] [3]}
• 1994 Erhard Heinz^{[2] [3]}
• 1996 Jacques Tits^{[2] [3]}
• 1999 Volker Strassen^{[2] [3]}
• 2002 Yuri Manin^{[2] [3]}
• 2004 Friedrich Hirzebruch^[3]
• 2006 Hans Föllmer^[3]
• 2008 Hans Grauert^[3]
• 2010 Matthias Kreck^[4]
• 2012 Michael Struwe^[5]
• 2014 Herbert Spohn^[6]
• 2017 Gerd Faltings^[7]
• 2019 Hélène Esnault^[8]
• 2021 Martin Grötschel^[9]
• 2024 Felix Otto^[10]

See also

• Gauss Lectureship
• List of mathematics awards

Notes and References

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3. http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Societies/DMVCantorMedal.html The Georg Cantor Medal of the Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung
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5. https://archive.today/20131211121744/http://www.euro-math-soc.eu/node/2938 Cantor medal for Michael Struwe, von Kaven-prize for Eva Viehmann
6. http://www.euro-math-soc.eu/node/4513 Cantor medal 2014 to Herbert Spohn
7. Web site: Cantor-Medaille der DMV für Gerd Faltings Ehrenmitgliedschaft der DMV für Jean-Pierre Bourguignon. www.mathematik.de. 17 December 2021.
8. Web site: Cantor-Medaille 2019 für Mathematikerin Hélène Esnault. 22 November 2018. www.fu-berlin.de. 17 December 2021.
9. Web site: Martin Grötschel bekommt die Cantor-Medaille. www.tu.berlin. 17 December 2021.
10. Web site: Cantor-Medaille 2024 für Mathematiker Felix Otto. www.idw-online.de. 25 June 2024.