Austrian Mathematical Society
Encyclopedia
The Austrian Mathematical Society is the national mathematical society of Austria
and a member society of the European Mathematical Society
.
, Gustav von Escherich
and Emil Müller
as Mathematical Society in Vienna .
After the Second World War it resumed operation in May 1946 and was formally reestablished at the 10th of August 1946 by Rudolf Inzinger
. In autumn 1948 the name was changed to Austrian Mathematical Society.
to a promising young mathematician. It also awards smaller prizes for the best dissertation, diploma and high-school thesis in mathematics.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and a member society of the European Mathematical Society
European Mathematical Society
The European Mathematical Society is a European organization dedicated to the development of mathematics in Europe. Its members are different mathematical societies in Europe, academic institutions and individual mathematicians...
.
History
The society was founded in 1903 by Ludwig BoltzmannLudwig Boltzmann
Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann was an Austrian physicist famous for his founding contributions in the fields of statistical mechanics and statistical thermodynamics...
, Gustav von Escherich
Gustav von Escherich
Gustav Ritter von Escherich was an Austrian mathematician.-Biography:Born in Mantua, he studied mathematics and physics at the University of Vienna. From 1876 to 1879 he was professor at the University of Graz...
and Emil Müller
Emil Müller
-Biography:Born in Lanškroun, he studied mathematics and physics at the University of Vienna and Vienna University of Technology. In 1898 he defended his dissertation at the University of Königsberg with Wilhelm Franz Meyer. One year later he received his habilitation at the same university...
as Mathematical Society in Vienna .
After the Second World War it resumed operation in May 1946 and was formally reestablished at the 10th of August 1946 by Rudolf Inzinger
Rudolf Inzinger
Rudolf Inzinger was an Austrian mathematician who made contributions to differential geometry, the theory of convex bodies, and inverse problems for sound waves.-Biography:...
. In autumn 1948 the name was changed to Austrian Mathematical Society.
Publications
It publishes the "International Mathematical News" with three issues per year. It was issued for the first time in 1947. It also publishes the mathematics journal Monatshefte für Mathematik in cooperation with Springer-Verlag.Prizes
Every year it awards its main prizePrize of the Austrian Mathematical Society
The Prize of the Austrian Mathematical Society is the highest mathematics award in Austria. It is awarded every year by the Austrian Mathematical Society to a promising young mathematician for outstanding achievements. A substantial part of the work must have been performed in Austria. The...
to a promising young mathematician. It also awards smaller prizes for the best dissertation, diploma and high-school thesis in mathematics.