Sir Edmund Whittaker Memorial Prize
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The Sir Edmund Whittaker Memorial Prize is awarded every four years by the Edinburgh Mathematical Society
to an outstanding young mathematician having a specified connection with Scotland
. Past notable winners have included Gavin Brown
. It is named after Sir Edmund Whittaker.
Edinburgh Mathematical Society
The Edinburgh Mathematical Society is the leading mathematical society in Scotland.The Society was founded in 1883 by a group of Edinburgh schoolteachers and academics, on the initiative of A. Y. Fraser and A. J. G. Barclay, teachers at George Watson's College and Cargill Gilston Knott, who was the...
to an outstanding young mathematician having a specified connection with Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. Past notable winners have included Gavin Brown
Gavin Brown (academic)
Gavin Brown, AO was a Scottish-born mathematician, and the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney....
. It is named after Sir Edmund Whittaker.