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Abel Prize

The Abel Prize /ˈɑːbəl/ (Norwegian: Abelprisen) is a Norwegian prize awarded every year by the Government of Norway to one or more outstanding mathematicians.[1] It is named after Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel (1802–1829) and modelled after the Nobel Prizes,[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] the award was established in 2001 by the Government of Norway and complements its sister prize in the humanities, the Holberg Prize.

It comes with a monetary award of 6 million Norwegian kroner (NOK) (around €650,000).[9]

Winners

Year Laureate(s) Image Institution(s) Citation
2003 Serre, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Serre Jean-Pierre Serre Collège de France "For playing a key role in shaping the modern form of many parts of mathematics, including topology, algebraic geometry and number theory."[10]
2004 Atiyah, MichaelMichael Atiyah Michael Atiya University of Edinburgh

University of Cambridge

"For their discovery and proof of the index theorem, bringing together topology, geometry and analysis, and their outstanding role in building new bridges between mathematics and theoretical physics."[11]
Singer, IsadoreIsadore Singer Isadore Singer Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of California, Berkeley
2005 Lax, PeterPeter Lax Peter Lax Courant Institute "For his groundbreaking contributions to the theory and application of partial differential equations and to the computation of their solutions."[12]
2006 Carleson, LennartLennart Carleson Lennart Carleson Royal Institute of Technology "For his profound and seminal contributions to harmonic analysis and the theory of smooth dynamical systems."[13]
2007 Varadhan, S. R. SrinivasaS. R. Srinivasa Varadhan S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan Courant Institute "For his fundamental contributions to probability theory and in particular for creating a unified theory of large deviation."[14]
2008 Thompson, John G.John G. Thompson John Griggs Thompson University of Florida "For their profound achievements in algebra and in particular for shaping modern group theory."[15]
Tits, JacquesJacques Tits Jacques Tits Collège de France
2009 Gromov, MikhailMikhail Gromov Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov Institut des hautes études scientifiques[16] and Courant Institute[17] "For his revolutionary contributions to geometry."[18]
2010 Tate, JohnJohn Tate John Tate University of Texas at Austin "For his vast and lasting impact on the theory of numbers."[19]
2011 Milnor, JohnJohn Milnor John Milnor Stony Brook University "For pioneering discoveries in topology, geometry, and algebra."[20]
2012 Szemerédi, EndreEndre Szemerédi Endre Szemeredi Alfréd Rényi Institute
and Rutgers University 		"For his fundamental contributions to discrete mathematics and theoretical computer science, and in recognition of the profound and lasting impact of these contributions on additive number theory and ergodic theory."[21]
2013 Deligne, PierrePierre Deligne Pierre Deligne Institute for Advanced Study "For seminal contributions to algebraic geometry and for their transformative impact on number theory, representation theory, and related fields."[22]
2014 Sinai, YakovYakov Sinai Yakov G Sinai Princeton University and Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics[23] "For his fundamental contributions to dynamical systems, ergodic theory, and mathematical physics."[24]
2015 Nash Jr., John F.John F. Nash Jr. John Forbes Nash Jr. Princeton University "For striking and seminal contributions to the theory of nonlinear partial differential equations and its applications to geometric analysis."[25]
Nirenberg, LouisLouis Nirenberg Louis Nirenberg Courant Institute
2016 Wiles, AndrewAndrew Wiles Andrew Wiles University of Oxford[26][27] "For his stunning proof of Fermat's Last Theorem by way of the modularity conjecture for semistable elliptic curves, opening a new era in number theory."[28]
2017 Meyer, YvesYves Meyer Yves Meyer École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay "For his pivotal role in the development of the mathematical theory of wavelets."[29]
2018 Langlands, RobertRobert Langlands Robert Langlands Institute for Advanced Study "For his visionary program connecting representation theory to number theory."[30]
2019 Uhlenbeck, KarenKaren Uhlenbeck Karen Uhlenbeck University of Texas at Austin "For her pioneering achievements in geometric partial differential equations, gauge theory and integrable systems, and for the fundamental impact of her work on analysis, geometry and mathematical physics."[31][32]
2020 Furstenberg, HillelHillel Furstenberg Hillel (Harry) Furstenberg Hebrew University of Jerusalem "For pioneering the use of methods from probability and dynamics in group theory, number theory and combinatorics."[33]
Margulis, GrigoryGrigory Margulis Grigory Margulis Yale University
2021 Lovász, LászlóLászló Lovász Laszlo Lovasz Eötvös Loránd University "For their foundational contributions to theoretical computer science and discrete mathematics, and their leading role in shaping them into central fields of modern mathematics".[34]
Wigderson, AviAvi Wigderson Avi Wigerson Institute for Advanced Study
2022 Sullivan, DennisDennis Sullivan Dennis Sullivan Stony Brook University "For his groundbreaking contributions to topology in its broadest sense, and in particular its algebraic, geometric and dynamical aspects."[35]
2023 Caffarelli, LuisLuis Caffarelli Luis Caffarelli University of Texas at Austin "For his seminal contributions to regularity theory for nonlinear partial differential equations including free-boundary problems and the Monge–Ampère equation."[36]
2024 Talagrand, MichelMichel Talagrand Michel Talagrand Centre national de la recherche scientifique "For his groundbreaking contributions to probability theory and functional analysis, with outstanding applications in mathematical physics and statistics."[37]
2025 Kashiwara, MasakiMasaki Kashiwara Masaki Kashiwara Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences "For his fundamental contributions to algebraic analysis and representation theory, in particular the development of the theory of D-modules and the discovery of crystal graphs."[38]
2026 Faltings, GerdGerd Faltings Gerd Faltings Max Planck Institute for Mathematics "For introducing powerful tools in arithmetic geometry and resolving long-standing diophantine conjectures of Mordell and Lang."[39]

Abel Prize Media

  • The prize is awarded in the aula of the Domus Media building of the University of Oslo Faculty of Law, where the Nobel Peace Prize was formerly awarded (it is now presented in Oslo City Hall)

  • Jean-Pierre Serre giving an interview at l'Université de Lille 1 in October 2003.

  • Michael Francis Atiyah (cropped)

  • Isadore Singer 1977 (re-scanned 2; border-less) (cleaned) (cropped)

  • John Griggs Thompson (cropped)

  • Mikhael Gromov giving a lecture in 2014

References

  1. ↑ Statutter for Holbergprisen og Nils Klim-prisen. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  2. ↑ Robert P. Langlands Is Awarded the Abel Prize, a Top Math Honor. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/20/science/robert-langlands-abel-prize-mathematics.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fscience&action=click&contentCollection=science&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=4&pgtype=sectionfront. 
  3. ↑ Dreifus, Claudia (29 March 2005). From Budapest to Los Alamos, a Life in Mathematics. https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/29/science/29conv.html?pagewanted=1&th&emc=th. 
  4. ↑ Cipra, Barry A.. Russian Mathematician Wins Abel Prize (26 March 2009)ScienceNOW. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  5. ↑ Geometer wins maths 'Nobel'. Nature (26 March 2009). Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  6. ↑ Foderaro, Lisa W. (31 May 2009). In N.Y.U.'s Tally of Abel Prizes for Mathematics, Gromov Makes Three. https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/nyregion/01nyu.html. Retrieved 17 October 2012. 
  7. ↑ Abel Prize Awarded: The Mathematicians' Nobel (April 2004)The Mathematical Association of America. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  8. ↑ Piergiorgio Odifreddi. The Mathematical Century: The 30 Greatest Problems of the Last 100 Years (2006)Princeton University Press. p. 6. ISBN 0-691-12805-7.
  9. ↑ Google Currency Converter. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  10. ↑ The Abel Prize Laureate 2003The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  11. ↑ The Abel Prize Laureate 2004The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  12. ↑ The Abel Prize Laureate 2005The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  13. ↑ The Abel Prize Laureate 2006The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  14. ↑ The Abel Prize Laureate 2007The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  15. ↑ The Abel Prize Laureate 2008The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  16. ↑ The Abel Committee's Citation 2009The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  17. ↑ Foderaro, Lisa W. (31 May 2009). In N.Y.U.'s Tally of Abel Prizes for Mathematics, Gromov Makes Three. https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/nyregion/01nyu.html. Retrieved 17 October 2012. 
  18. ↑ The Abel Prize Laureate 2009The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  19. ↑ The Abel Prize Laureate 2010The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  20. ↑ The Abel Prize Laureate 2011The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  21. ↑ The Abel Prize Laureate 2012The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  22. ↑ The Abel Prize Laureate 2013The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  23. ↑ The Abel Committee's Citation 2014The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  24. ↑ The Abel Prize Laureate 2014The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  25. ↑ The Abel Prize Laureates 2015The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  26. ↑ The Abel Committee's Citation 2016The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  27. ↑ The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. "Sir Andrew J. Wiles receives the Abel Prize". Press release. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160822084635/http://www.abelprize.no/binfil/download.php?tid=67066. Retrieved 9 August 2016. 
  28. ↑ The Abel Prize Laureate 2016The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  29. ↑ The Abel Prize Laureate 2017The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  30. ↑ The Abel Prize Laureate 2018The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  31. ↑ Karen Uhlenbeck first woman to win the Abel PrizeThe Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  32. ↑ Chang, Kenneth (19 March 2019). "Karen Uhlenbeck Is First Woman to Receive Abel Prize in Mathematics - Dr. Uhlenbeck helped pioneer geometric analysis, developing techniques now commonly used by many mathematicians.". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/19/science/karen-uhlenbeck-abel-prize.html. Retrieved 19 March 2019. 
  33. ↑ The Abel Prize Laureates 2020The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  34. ↑ The Abel Prize Laureates 2021The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  35. ↑ Dennis Parnell Sullivan GS ’66 wins 2022 Abel Prize. The Princetonian. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  36. ↑ Prize winner 2023The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  37. ↑ Prize winner 2024The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  38. ↑ Prize winner 2025The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  39. ↑ Prize winner 2026The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 19 March 2026.

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