De Morgan Medal
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Not to be confused with the Morgan Prize
Morgan Prize
The Morgan Prize in Mathematics may refer to:* Frank and Brennie Morgan Prize for Outstanding Research in Mathematics by an Undergraduate Student awarded jointly by the American Mathematical Society, Mathematical Association of America and Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics* De Morgan...

, an annual award given to an undergraduate student in the US, Canada, or Mexico.

The De Morgan Medal is a prize for outstanding contribution to mathematics
Mathematics
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, awarded by the London Mathematical Society
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. The Society's most prestigious award, it is given in memory of Augustus De Morgan
Augustus De Morgan
Augustus De Morgan was a British mathematician and logician. He formulated De Morgan's laws and introduced the term mathematical induction, making its idea rigorous. The crater De Morgan on the Moon is named after him....

, who was the first President of the society.

The medal is awarded every third year (in years divisible by 3) to a mathematician who is normally resident in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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 on 1 January of the relevant year. The only grounds for the award of the medal are the candidate's contributions to mathematics.

De Morgan Medal winners

See also

  • Whitehead Prize
    Whitehead Prize
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  • Fröhlich Prize
    Fröhlich Prize
    The Fröhlich Prize of the London Mathematical Society is awarded in even numbered years in memory of Albrecht Fröhlich. The prize is awarded for original and extremely innovative work in any branch of mathematics...

  • Senior Whitehead Prize
    Senior Whitehead Prize
    The Senior Whitehead Prize of the London Mathematical Society is currently awarded in odd numbered years in memory of John Henry Constantine Whitehead, president of the LMS between 1953 and 1955. The Prize is awarded to mathematicians normally resident in the United Kingdom on 1 January of the...

  • Berwick Prize
  • Naylor Prize and Lectureship
    Naylor Prize and Lectureship
    The Naylor Prize and lectureship in Applied Mathematics is a prize of the London Mathematical Society awarded every two years in memory of Dr V.D. Naylor. Only those resident in the United Kingdom are eligible for the prize. The prize is awarded for ".....

  • Pólya Prize (LMS)
    Pólya Prize (LMS)
    The Pólya Prize is a prize in mathematics, awarded by the London Mathematical Society. Second only to the triennial De Morgan Medal in prestige among the society's awards, it is awarded in the years that are not divisible by three – those in which the De Morgan Medal is not awarded...

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