The Gay-Lussac–Humboldt Prize is a German–French science prize. It was created in 1981 by French President

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Valéry René Marie Georges Giscard d'Estaing (, ; ; 2 February 19262 December 2020), also known as simply Giscard or VGE, was a French politician who served as President of France from 1974 to 1981. After serving as Ministry of the Economy ...

and German Chancellor

Helmut Schmidt Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt (; 23 December 1918 – 10 November 2015) was a German politician and member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), who served as the chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982. He was the longest ...

based on the recommendation of the German and French research ministries. The prize money is €60,000. The prize is awarded to researchers that have made outstanding contributions in science, especially in cooperation between the two countries. Four to five German and French scientists from all research disciplines are honored with this award every year. The prize was originally named after

Alexander von Humboldt Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 1769 – 6 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, natural history, naturalist, List of explorers, explorer, and proponent of Romanticism, Romantic philosophy and Romanticism ...

and carries since 1997 the double name Gay-Lussac–Humboldt. The Gay-Lussac-Humboldt Award is granted by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research to German researchers nominated by French researchers. On the other hand, it is awarded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to French researchers nominated by German scientists.

Prize winners

References

Sources

Gay-Lussac–Humboldt Prize
(PDF, in French)
Laureates 1983–2010
(PDF, in French)
2012 Laureates
(PDF, in French)

(in French)

(in French)

(in French)

(in French) {{DEFAULTSORT:Gay-Lussac-Humboldt Prize Science and technology awards Alexander von Humboldt Valéry Giscard d'Estaing