Crafoord Prize

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international prize scientific award

The Crafoord Prize is a prestigious international scientific award, established by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, that recognizes groundbreaking research in disciplines not covered by the Nobel Prizes, such as astronomy, mathematics, geosciences, and biosciences.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Crafoord Prize in Biosciences	4
Crafoord Prize in Astronomy	3
Crafoord Prize in Mathematics	2
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Crafoord Prize	1
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences prize in mathematics	1

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international prize ⓘ scientific award ⓘ
administeredBy	Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ⓘ
awardingBody	Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ⓘ
category	astronomy and mathematics ⓘ biosciences with emphasis on ecology ⓘ geosciences ⓘ
country	Sweden ⓘ
disciplineNotCoveredBy	Nobel Peace Prize ⓘ Nobel Prize in Chemistry (through its scientists) ⓘ surface form: Nobel Prize in Chemistry Nobel Prize in Literature ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ
eligibility	researchers ⓘ scientists ⓘ
establishedBy	Holger Crafoord ⓘ surface form: Anna-Greta Crafoord Holger Crafoord ⓘ
field	astronomy ⓘ biosciences ⓘ geosciences ⓘ mathematics ⓘ polyarthritis research ⓘ
firstAwarded	1982 ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ Swedish ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.crafoordprize.se/ ⓘ
inception	1980 ⓘ
locationOfCeremony	Stockholm ⓘ
monetaryAward	large cash prize comparable to major international science awards ⓘ
namedAfter	Holger Crafoord ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the most prestigious international science prizes ⓘ
purpose	to complement the Nobel Prizes by covering disciplines not included among them ⓘ to recognize and reward outstanding scientific research ⓘ
relatedTo	Nobel Prize ⓘ
rotationPattern	disciplines are awarded in a rotating scheme ⓘ
scope	international ⓘ
selectionMethod	peer review of scientific contributions ⓘ
sponsor	Crafoord Foundation ⓘ

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Alain Connes → awardReceived → Crafoord Prize ⓘ

this entity surface form: Crafoord Prize in Mathematics

Alexander Grothendieck → awardReceived → Crafoord Prize ⓘ

Carl Woese → awardReceived → Crafoord Prize ⓘ

this entity surface form: Crafoord Prize in Biosciences

Daniel H. Janzen → awardReceived → Crafoord Prize ⓘ

this entity surface form: Crafoord Prize in Biosciences

Edward O. Wilson → awardReceived → Crafoord Prize ⓘ

Ernst Mayr → awardReceived → Crafoord Prize ⓘ

Eugene N. Parker → awardReceived → Crafoord Prize ⓘ

this entity surface form: Crafoord Prize in Astronomy

James A. Van Allen → awardReceived → Crafoord Prize ⓘ

James Peebles → awardReceived → Crafoord Prize ⓘ

this entity surface form: Crafoord Prize in Astronomy

Jean-Pierre Serre → awardReceived → Crafoord Prize ⓘ

Johan Håstad → awardReceived → Crafoord Prize ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences prize in mathematics

Kiyoshi Itô → awardReceived → Crafoord Prize ⓘ

this entity surface form: Crafoord Prize in Mathematics

Lynn Margulis → awardReceived → Crafoord Prize ⓘ

Lynn Petra Alexander → awardReceived → Crafoord Prize ⓘ

Paul R. Ehrlich → awardReceived → Crafoord Prize ⓘ

this entity surface form: Crafoord Prize in Biosciences

Paul R. Ehrlich → awardReceived → Crafoord Prize ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Crafoord Prize

Pierre Deligne → awardReceived → Crafoord Prize ⓘ

Roy Kerr → awardReceived → Crafoord Prize ⓘ

this entity surface form: Crafoord Prize in Astronomy

Svante Pääbo → awardReceived → Crafoord Prize ⓘ

this entity surface form: Crafoord Prize in Biosciences

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences → awards → Crafoord Prize ⓘ

Alexander Grothendieck → refusedAward → Crafoord Prize ⓘ