Kenneth O. May Prize
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Kenneth O. May Prize and Medal in history of mathematics
is an award of the International Commission on the History of Mathematics (ICHM) "for the encouragement and promotion of the history of mathematics internationally". It was established in 1989 and is named in honor of Kenneth O. May, the founder of ICHM. Since then, the award is given every four years, at the ICHM congress.
History of mathematics
The area of study known as the history of mathematics is primarily an investigation into the origin of discoveries in mathematics and, to a lesser extent, an investigation into the mathematical methods and notation of the past....
is an award of the International Commission on the History of Mathematics (ICHM) "for the encouragement and promotion of the history of mathematics internationally". It was established in 1989 and is named in honor of Kenneth O. May, the founder of ICHM. Since then, the award is given every four years, at the ICHM congress.
Kenneth O. May Prize winners
- Dirk Struik and Adolf YushkevichAdolf YushkevichAdolph–Andrei Pavlovich Yushkevich was a Soviet historian of mathematics, leading expert in medieval mathematics of the East and the work of Leonhard Euler. He is a winner of George Sarton Medal by the History of Science Society for a lifetime of scholarly achievement.- Biography :Yushkevich was...
, 1989 - Christoph ScribaChristoph ScribaChristoph J. Scriba is a German historian of mathematics.-Life and work:Scriba earned his doctorate in 1957 at the Justus-Liebig-University Giessen about James Gregory 's early writings on the calculus...
and Hans Wussing, 1993 - René TatonRené TatonRené Taton , born 4 April 1915 to Scale , who died on 9 August 2004 in Ajaccio 1 , was a historian of science , long co-editor, with Suzanne Delorme , the Journal of history of science .-Career:...
, 1997 - Ubiratàn D'AmbrosioUbiratàn D'AmbrosioUbiratàn D'Ambrosio is a Brazilian historian of mathematics and mathematics teacher.-Life:D'Ambrosio earned his doctorate from the University of São Paulo, Brazil in 1963...
and Lam Lay YongLam Lay YongLam Lay Yong , granddaughter of Tan Kah Kee, niece of Lee Kong Chian, is Professor in Mathematics at the Department of Mathematics, National University of Singapore. She graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1957 and pursued graduate study in Cambridge University, obtaining her Ph.D...
, 2001 - Henk Bos, 2005
- Ivor Grattan-GuinnessIvor Grattan-GuinnessIvor Grattan-Guinness, born 23 June 1941, in Bakewell, in England, is a historian of mathematics and logic.He gained his Bachelor degree as a Mathematics Scholar at Wadham College, Oxford, got an M.Sc in Mathematical Logic and the Philosophy of Science at the London School of Economics in 1966...
and Radha Charan GuptaRadha Charan GuptaRadha Charan Gupta is an Indian historian of mathematics.-Life:Gupta graduated from the University of Lucknow, where he made his bachelor's degree in 1955 and his master's degree in 1957. He earned his Ph.D. in the history of mathematics from Ranchi University in 1971...
, 2009