The Anna and Lajos Erdős Prize in Mathematics is a prize given by the
Israel Mathematical Union to an
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, mathematical structure, structure, space, Mathematica ...
(in any field of
mathematics and
computer science
Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines (includin ...
), "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 li ...
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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 wo ...
References
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Mathematics awards
Awards established in 1977
Israeli awards
Lists of Israeli award winners
Israeli science and technology awards