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Prix Francoeur
The Prix Francoeur, or Francoeur Prize, was an award granted by the Institut de France, Academie des Sciences, Fondation Francoeur to authors of works useful to the progress of pure and applied mathematics. Preference was given to young scholars or to geometricians not yet established. It was established in 1882 and has been discontinued. Prize winners * 1882–1888 — Emile Barbier * 1889–1890 — Maximilien Marie * 1891–1892 — Augustin Mouchot * 1893 — Guy Robin * 1894 — J. Collet * 1895 — Jules Andrade * 1896 — Alphonse Valson * 1897 — Guy Robin * 1898 — Aimé Vaschy * 1899 — Le Cordier * 1900 — Edmond Maillet * 1901 — Léonce Laugel * 1902–1904 — Emile Lemoine * 1905 — Xavier Stouff * 1906–1912 — Emile Lemoine * 1913–1914 — A. Claude * 1915 — Joseph Marty * 1916 — René Gateaux * 1917 — Henri Villat * 1918 — Paul Montel * 1919 — Georges Giraud * 1920–1921 — René Baire * 1922 — Louis Antoine * 1923 — Gaston Bertran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Institut De France
The ; ) is a French learned society, grouping five , including the . It was established in 1795 at the direction of the National Convention. Located on the Quai de Conti in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, the institute manages approximately 1,000 foundations, as well as museums and châteaux open for visit. It also awards prizes and subsidies, which amounted to a total of over €27 million per year in 2017. Most of these prizes are awarded by the institute on the recommendation of the . History The building was originally constructed as the Collège des Quatre-Nations by Cardinal Mazarin, as a school for students from new provinces attached to France under Louis XIV. The inscription over the façade reads "JUL. MAZARIN S.R.E. CARD BASILICAM ET GYMNAS F.C.A M.D.C.LXI", attesting that Mazarin ordered its construction in 1661. The was established on 25 October 1795, by the National Convention. On 1 January 2018, Xavier Darcos took office as the 's chancellor. Elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |