The Italian Mathematical Union () is a mathematical society based in

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. It was founded on December 7, 1922, by Luigi Bianchi,

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, and most notably, Salvatore Pincherle, who became the Union's first President.

History

Salvatore Pincherle, professor at the

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, sent on 31 March 1922 a letter to all Italian mathematicians in which he planned the establishment of a national mathematical society. The creation was inspired by similar initiatives in other countries, such as the

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(1872), the Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung (1891), the

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(1891) and, above all, the

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(1920). The most important Italian mathematicians of the time - among all Luigi Bianchi and

- encouraged Pincherle's initiative also by personally sending articles for the future Bulletin; overall, about 180 mathematicians replied to Pincherle's letter. On December 7 of the same year the first meeting was held. In 1928 the Italian Mathematical Union hosted the

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Activities

The Union's journal is the '' Bollettino dell'Unione Matematica Italiana'', which contains two sections: one for research papers, and one for expository articles. The Italian Mathematical Union awards the following prizes: * the Bartolozzi Prize * the Caccioppoli Prize * the Baldassarri Prize * the Vinti Prize * the Stampacchia Medal * the

List of presidents

* 1923-1932: Salvatore Pincherle * 1932-1948: Luigi Berzolari * 1949-1952: Enrico Bompiani * 1952-1958: Giovanni Sansone * 1958-1964: * 1965-1968: Giovanni Ricci * 1968-1971: Guido Stampacchia * 1971-1974: Guido Stampacchia * 1974-1977: * 1977-1980: * 1980-1983: * 1983-1986: * 1986-1989: * 1989-1991: Alessandro Figà Talamanca * 1991-1994: Alessandro Figà Talamanca * 1994-1997: * 1997-2000: * 2000-2003: * 2003-2006: * 2006-2009:

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* 2009-2012:

* 2012-2015: Ciro Ciliberto * 2015-2018: Ciro Ciliberto * 2018-2021: * 2021-2024:

References

* * Giovanni Sansone, ''Le attività dell'Unione Matematica Italiana nel primo cinquantennio della sua fondazione'', Bollettino UMI, Serie IV, Suppl. fasc. 2 pp 7–43 (1974)

External links

Italian Mathematical Union
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