HRH King Harald to give Abel Prize / News / The Foreigner

HRH King Harald to give Abel Prize. Norway’s King Harald is to present this year’s Abel Prize tomorrow to American mathematician John Willard Milnor. Professor Milnor was awarded the cash prize of 6 million kroner for his “pioneering discoveries in topology, geometry, and algebra”, according to the committee. His foundational discoveries and perceptive ideas have been instrumental in shaping the latter part of the 20th Century’s mathematical landscape. Attached to the Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Stony Brook University, New York, Professor Milnor has won numerous awards and honours. These include two Steele Prizes from the American Mathematical Society in 1982 and 2004 for Seminal Contribution to Research and Mathematical Exposition, respectively.

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