Nemmers Prize in Mathematics
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The Nemmers Prize in Mathematics is a prestigious international award recognizing outstanding contributions to mathematical research.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nemmers Prize in Mathematics canonical | 7 |
| Frederic Esser Nemmers Prize in Mathematics | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nemmers Prize in Mathematics Context triple: [Edward Witten, awardReceived, Nemmers Prize in Mathematics]
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A.
Wolf Prize in Mathematics
The Wolf Prize in Mathematics is a prestigious international award established in 1978 that honors outstanding contributions to the field of mathematics and is often regarded as one of the discipline’s highest distinctions.
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B.
Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics
The Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics is a prestigious award recognizing outstanding research contributions by women in mathematics.
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C.
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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D.
Eisenbud Prize for Mathematics and Physics
The Eisenbud Prize for Mathematics and Physics is a prestigious award recognizing outstanding research at the interface of mathematics and theoretical physics.
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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: Nemmers Prize in Mathematics Target entity description: The Nemmers Prize in Mathematics is a prestigious international award recognizing outstanding contributions to mathematical research.
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A.
Wolf Prize in Mathematics
The Wolf Prize in Mathematics is a prestigious international award established in 1978 that honors outstanding contributions to the field of mathematics and is often regarded as one of the discipline’s highest distinctions.
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B.
Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics
The Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics is a prestigious award recognizing outstanding research contributions by women in mathematics.
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C.
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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D.
Eisenbud Prize for Mathematics and Physics
The Eisenbud Prize for Mathematics and Physics is a prestigious award recognizing outstanding research at the interface of mathematics and theoretical physics.
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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 (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic award
ⓘ
mathematics award ⓘ |
| associatedInstitution | Department of Mathematics at Northwestern University ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| discipline |
applied mathematics
ⓘ
pure mathematics ⓘ |
| eligibility | mathematicians with outstanding contributions to the field ⓘ |
| field | mathematics ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1994 ⓘ |
| frequency | biennial ⓘ |
| inception | 1994 ⓘ |
| includes |
honorarium
ⓘ
residential fellowship at Northwestern University ⓘ |
| location | Evanston, Illinois ⓘ |
| monetaryValue | approximately US$200000 ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Erwin Esser Nemmers
ⓘ
Frederic Esser Nemmers ⓘ
linked to:
Erwin Esser Nemmers
|
| notableRecipient |
Edward Witten
ⓘ
Ingrid Daubechies ⓘ John H. Conway ⓘ János Kollár ⓘ Mikhail Gromov ⓘ Robert Langlands ⓘ Terence Tao ⓘ Yakov G. Sinai ⓘ
linked to:
Yakov Sinai
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| presentedBy |
Northwestern University
ⓘ
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| prestige | considered one of the most prestigious awards in mathematics ⓘ |
| purpose | to recognize outstanding contributions to mathematical research ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Nemmers Prize in Economics
ⓘ
linked to:
Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics
|
| scope | international ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | international nomination and review process ⓘ |
| sponsor | Nemmers brothers endowment ⓘ |
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Referenced by (9)
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subject linked to:
Witten
linked to: Nemmers Prize in Mathematics
linked to: Nemmers Prize in Mathematics