Sylvester Medal
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The Sylvester Medal is a prestigious mathematics award presented by the Royal Society in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sylvester Medal canonical | 25 |
| Royal Society Sylvester Medal | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Society award
ⓘ
academic award ⓘ mathematics award ⓘ |
| associatedWith | James Joseph Sylvester Chair of Mathematics (historical association) ⓘ |
| awardedFor | outstanding contributions to mathematics ⓘ |
| awardStatus | active ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discipline |
applied mathematics
ⓘ
pure mathematics ⓘ |
| eligibility |
international recipients
ⓘ
mathematicians ⓘ |
| field | mathematics ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1901 ⓘ |
| follows |
Copley Medal
ⓘ
surface form:
Copley Medal (as a Royal Society prize hierarchy context)
|
| hasAwardingBody |
Royal Society
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Society of London
|
| hasCategory |
Awards established in 1901
ⓘ
Mathematics awards ⓘ Royal Society medals ⓘ |
| hasFrequency | biennial ⓘ |
| hasMedium | medal ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecipient |
Andrew Wiles
ⓘ
Cédric Villani ⓘ Enrico Bombieri ⓘ G. H. Hardy ⓘ John Edensor Littlewood ⓘ
surface form:
J. E. Littlewood
John Milnor ⓘ Maryam Mirzakhani ⓘ Michael Atiyah ⓘ Peter Whittle ⓘ Terence Tao ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/awards/sylvester-medal/ ⓘ |
| hasScope | international ⓘ |
| hasType | scientific medal ⓘ |
| inception | 1901 ⓘ |
| isOneOf | major international mathematics prizes ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Royal Society medals and awards ⓘ |
| isPrestigious | true ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| namedAfter | James Joseph Sylvester ⓘ |
| namedAfterNationality | British ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation | mathematician ⓘ |
| namedFor | James Joseph Sylvester ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Royal Society ⓘ |
| recognizes | research excellence in mathematics ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | election by Royal Society ⓘ |
| sponsor | Royal Society ⓘ |
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bertrand Russell
this entity surface form:
Royal Society Sylvester Medal
this entity surface form:
Royal Society Sylvester Medal