Albert Leon Whiteman Memorial Prize

The Albert Leon Whiteman Memorial Prize is a prize awarded by the American Mathematical Society (AMS) for achievements and work on the history of mathematics .

The prize was founded in 1998 by Sally Whiteman in memory of her late husband Albert Leon Whiteman and has been awarded since then by the American Mathematical Society. His prize money is $ 5,000 and the first award ceremony took place in 2001. It was initially awarded every four years, but since 2009 every three years.

Award winners

• 2001 Thomas W. Hawkins
• 2005 Harold M. Edwards
• 2009 Jeremy Gray
• 2012 Joseph Dauben
• 2015 Umberto Bottazzini
• 2018 Karen Hunger Parshall

Web links

• Albert Leon Whiteman Memorial Prize on the American Mathematical Society website