The Anna and Lajos Erdős Prize in Mathematics is a prize given by the
Israel Mathematical Union
The Israel Mathematical Union (IMU) ( he, הַאִיגּוּד הַיִשְׂרְאֵלִי לְמָתֶמָטִיקָה) is an association of professional mathematicians in Israel. It is a member of the European Mathematical Society and the Int ...
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Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
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mathematician
A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in their work, typically to solve mathematical problems.
Mathematicians are concerned with numbers, data, quantity, structure, space, models, and change.
History
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mathematics
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computer science
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), "with preference to candidates up to the age of 40." The prize was established by
Paul Erdős in 1977 in honor of his parents, and is awarded annually or biannually. The name was changed from "Erdős Prize" in 1996, after Erdős's death, to reflect his original wishes.
Erdős Prize recipients
See also
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List of things named after Paul Erdős
The following are named after Paul Erdős:
* Paul Erdős Award of the World Federation of National Mathematics Competitions
* Erdős Prize
* Erdős Lectures
* Erdős number
* Erdős cardinal
* Erdős–Nicolas number
* Erdős conjecture — a lis ...
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List of mathematics awards
References
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Mathematics awards
Awards established in 1977
Israeli awards
Lists of Israeli award winners
Israeli science and technology awards