The Heinz Hopf Prize is awarded every two years at
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich (; ) is a public university in Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 1854 with the stated mission to educate engineers and scientists, the university focuses primarily on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. ETH Zurich ran ...
. The prize honours ''outstanding scientific work in the field of
pure mathematics
Pure mathematics is the study of mathematical concepts independently of any application outside mathematics. These concepts may originate in real-world concerns, and the results obtained may later turn out to be useful for practical applications ...
''. It is named after the German mathematician
Heinz Hopf
Heinz Hopf (19 November 1894 – 3 June 1971) was a German mathematician who worked on the fields of dynamical systems, topology and geometry.
Early life and education
Hopf was born in Gräbschen, German Empire (now , part of Wrocław, Poland) ...
(1894–1971), Professor of Mathematics at ETH from 1931 to 1965. The prize is awarded on the occasion of the Heinz Hopf Lectures that are given at ETH by the laureate.
The prize was awarded for the first time in October 2009.
Laureates
See also
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List of mathematics awards
This list of mathematics awards contains 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 world. Som ...
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://math.ethz.ch/news-and-events/events/lecture-series/heinz-hopf-prize-and-lectures.html
Mathematics awards
Swiss awards
Awards established in 2008