The David Hilbert Award, named after
David Hilbert
David Hilbert (; ; 23 January 1862 – 14 February 1943) was a German mathematician, one of the most influential mathematicians of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Hilbert discovered and developed a broad range of fundamental ideas in many a ...
, was established by the
World Federation of National Mathematics Competitions to acknowledge mathematicians who have contributed to the development of mathematics worldwide.
Each awardee is selected by the Executive and Advisory Committee of the World Federation of National Mathematics Competitions on the recommendation of the WFNMC Awards Subcommittee.
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Past recipients
* 1991 [
**]Edward Barbeau
Edward Barbeau is a Canadian mathematician and a Canadian Mathematical Educator. He is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto Department of Mathematics.
Awards
* Fellowship of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.
* David ...
, Canada
**Arthur Engel
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, Germany
**Graham Pollard
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Early life
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, Australia
* 1992
** Martin Gardner, United States of America
** Murray Klamkin, United States of America
** Marcin E Kuczma, Poland
* 1994
** María Falk de Losada, United States of America
** Peter J. O'Halloran, Australia
* 1996
** Andy Liu, Canada
See also
* List of mathematics awards
This list of mathematics awards is an index to articles about notable awards for mathematics. The list is organized by the region and country of the organization that sponsors the award, but awards may be open to mathematicians from around the wor ...
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