Rolf Nevanlinna Prize
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The Rolf Nevanlinna Prize was a prestigious international mathematics award, given every four years to recognize outstanding contributions to the mathematical aspects of information science.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rolf Nevanlinna Prize canonical | 5 |
| Nevanlinna Prize | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Rolf Nevanlinna Prize Context triple: [International Mathematical Union, awards, Rolf Nevanlinna Prize]
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A.
Poincaré Medal
The Poincaré Medal is a prestigious mathematical award named after Henri Poincaré, given in recognition of outstanding contributions to mathematics.
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Abel Prize
The Abel Prize is a prestigious international mathematics award, often likened to a "Nobel Prize in Mathematics," given annually by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters for outstanding scientific work in the field.
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C.
Chern Medal
The Chern Medal is a prestigious international mathematics award recognizing lifelong outstanding achievements in the field of mathematics.
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D.
Bôcher Memorial Prize
The Bôcher Memorial Prize is a prestigious American Mathematical Society award recognizing outstanding research in analysis by young mathematicians.
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E.
Fields Medal
The Fields Medal is one of the most prestigious awards in mathematics, granted every four years to outstanding mathematicians under the age of 40 for exceptional research contributions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rolf Nevanlinna Prize Target entity description: The Rolf Nevanlinna Prize was a prestigious international mathematics award, given every four years to recognize outstanding contributions to the mathematical aspects of information science.
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A.
Poincaré Medal
The Poincaré Medal is a prestigious mathematical award named after Henri Poincaré, given in recognition of outstanding contributions to mathematics.
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B.
Abel Prize
The Abel Prize is a prestigious international mathematics award, often likened to a "Nobel Prize in Mathematics," given annually by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters for outstanding scientific work in the field.
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C.
Chern Medal
The Chern Medal is a prestigious international mathematics award recognizing lifelong outstanding achievements in the field of mathematics.
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D.
Bôcher Memorial Prize
The Bôcher Memorial Prize is a prestigious American Mathematical Society award recognizing outstanding research in analysis by young mathematicians.
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E.
Fields Medal
The Fields Medal is one of the most prestigious awards in mathematics, granted every four years to outstanding mathematicians under the age of 40 for exceptional research contributions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international award
ⓘ
mathematics award ⓘ scientific prize ⓘ |
| associatedInstitution | University of Helsinki ⓘ |
| awardedBy | International Mathematical Union ⓘ |
| awardedFor | outstanding contributions in mathematical aspects of information science ⓘ |
| awardingBodyType | international mathematical organization ⓘ |
| awardInterval | quadrennial ⓘ |
| awardType | individual award ⓘ |
| category | mathematics and computer science ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| discipline |
applied mathematics
ⓘ
computer science ⓘ information science ⓘ |
| eligibility | researchers under 40 years of age ⓘ |
| field |
computational complexity theory
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discrete mathematics ⓘ information theory ⓘ mathematical aspects of information science ⓘ mathematics ⓘ theoretical computer science ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1982 ⓘ |
| frequency | every four years ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | worldwide ⓘ |
| hasAwardCycle |
ICM cycle
ⓘ
linked to:
ICM
|
| hasTemporalCoverage | 1982–2018 ⓘ |
| inception | 1981 ⓘ |
| includes | medal ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialDocuments | English ⓘ |
| lastAwarded | 2018 ⓘ |
| monetaryAward | cash prize ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rolf Nevanlinna ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation | mathematician ⓘ |
| organizer | International Mathematical Union ⓘ |
| presentedAt | International Congress of Mathematicians ⓘ |
| purpose | to recognize outstanding contributions to the mathematical aspects of information science ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chern Medal
ⓘ
Fields Medal ⓘ Gauss Prize ⓘ
linked to:
Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize
|
| replacedBy |
IMU Abacus Medal
ⓘ
linked to:
Abacus Medal
|
| scope | global ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | selection by a committee appointed by the International Mathematical Union ⓘ |
| sponsor | University of Helsinki ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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Nevalinna Prize
linked to: Rolf Nevanlinna Prize
linked to: Rolf Nevanlinna Prize