Abel Prize

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international award mathematics award

The Abel Prize is a prestigious international mathematics award, often likened to a "Nobel Prize in Mathematics," given annually by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters for outstanding scientific work in the field.

Aliases (1)

Nobel Prize of Mathematics ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international award → mathematics award →
administeredBy	Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters →
ageEligibility	no formal age limit →
alsoKnownAs	Nobel Prize of Mathematics →
awardCeremonyHeldIn	Oslo →
awardedBy	Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters →
awardedFor	outstanding contributions to mathematics →
awardType	scientific prize →
commemorates	Niels Henrik Abel →
country	Norway →
discipline	applied mathematics → pure mathematics →
eligibility	living mathematicians →
endowmentSource	Norwegian government fund →
establishedBy	Government of Norway →
field	mathematics →
firstAwarded	2003 →
frequency	annual →
genderEligibility	no gender restriction →
hasCategory	individual prize →
hasComponent	diploma → medal → monetary award →
hasFocus	fundamental contributions to mathematical sciences → lifetime achievement in mathematics →
hasInternationalScope	true →
inception	2002 →
isPartOf	Norwegian national science policy instruments →
jurisdiction	Kingdom of Norway →
location	Oslo →
monetaryAward	cash prize →
namedAfter	Niels Henrik Abel →
officialLanguage	English → Norwegian →
presentedBy	King of Norway →
purpose	to recognize outstanding scientific work in mathematics →
relatedTo	Chern Medal → Fields Medal → Wolf Prize in Mathematics →
selectionCommitteeAppointedBy	Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters →
selectionCriteria	scientific excellence in mathematics →
selectionMethod	peer review by international committee →
sponsor	Government of Norway →
sponsoredBy	Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research →
status	active →
typicalAnnouncementMonth	March →
typicalAwardMonth	May →
website	https://abelprize.no →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Andrew Wiles → Isadore Singer → Jean-Pierre Serre → John Milnor → John Nash → Karen Uhlenbeck → Michael Atiyah → Pierre Deligne →	awardReceived
Abel Prize ("Nobel Prize of Mathematics") →	alsoKnownAs
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters →	overseesAward
Millennium Prize Problem →	relatedTo