Carl Friedrich Gauss Medal

The Carl Friedrich Gauß Medal is an undoped honor for outstanding scientific achievements donated by the Braunschweigische Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft (BWG) in 1949 . It is awarded annually in memory of Carl Friedrich Gauß (1777–1855).

description

The medal is made of bronze and has a diameter of 90 mm and a thickness of 8 mm. On the front it bears a picture of Gauß's head with the inscription “Carl Friedrich Gauß, geb. to Braunschweig 04/30/1777 “; the reverse bears the inscription "Braunschweigische Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft" and in the middle the words "pro summis litterarum meritis". The name of the holder and the date of the award are engraved on the edge of the medal . The Gauss medal includes a leather case and a certificate with a portfolio in which the special scientific merits of the holder are recognized.

Procedure

All members of the BWG are entitled to make proposals with a brief explanation by November 1st at the latest. The area or “class chairmen” take advice on this and any expert opinions obtained and report to the President, who, after all documents have been received, convenes a council for the final decision.

The medal will be presented by the President at the public, solemn annual general meeting. The honoree should take this opportunity to present his scientific work. The medal is not awarded to members of society.

List of award winners

• 1949: Walter Reppe , honorary professor at the University of Mainz and the Technical University of Darmstadt
• 1950: Arvid Hedvall , professor of silica chemistry at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg
• 1951: Wilhelm Nusselt , professor for theoretical machine science at the Technical University of Munich
• 1952: Erwin Wilhelm Müller , department head at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society and professor at the Free University of Berlin , later professor at the Pennsylvania State University
• 1953: Gustav Wolf , professor in Münster
• 1954: Max JO Strutt , professor for advanced electrical engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich
• 1955: Fritz Arndt , Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Breslau , Honorary Professor at the University of Hamburg
• 1955: Pascual Jordan , professor for theoretical physics at the University of Hamburg
• 1956: Ulrich Finsterwalder , Technical University of Munich
• 1957: Georg Sachs , Professor of Metallurgy at Syracuse University , New York
• 1958: Werner Schmeidler , Professor of Mathematics at the Technical University of Berlin
• 1959: Hans Brockmann , Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Göttingen
• 1960: Theodore von Kármán , Professor at the California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, California
• 1961: Kurt Klöppel , professor for statics and steel construction at the Technical University of Darmstadt
• 1962: Walter Schottky , professor for theoretical physics at the University of Erlangen
• 1963: Gottfried Köthe , Professor of Applied Mathematics at Heidelberg University
• 1964: Carl Wagner , professor and former director of the Max Planck Institute for Physical Chemistry in Göttingen
• 1965: Albert Betz , Professor and formerly Director of the Aerodynamic Research Institute and the Max Planck Institute for Flow Research in Göttingen
• 1966: Wilhelm Becker , Professor and Director of the Astronomical-Meteorological Institute at the University of Basel
• 1967: Henry Görtler , Professor of Mathematics and formerly Director of the Institute for Applied Mathematics at the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
• 1968: Egon Orowan , Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts
• 1969: E. Arne Bjerhammar , professor of geodesy at the Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan in Stockholm
• 1970: Elie Carafoli , Professor of Aero Gas Dynamics at the Bucharest Polytechnic Institute and formerly Director of the Institut de Mécanique des Fluides “Traian Vuia” in Bucharest
• 1971: Walter Dieminger , Professor of Geophysics at the University of Göttingen and formerly Director of the Max Planck Institute for Aeronomy in Lindau / Harz
• 1972: Hubert Rüsch , professor for solid construction at the Technical University of Munich and formerly director of the official material testing office for the building industry
• 1973: Viktor Gutmann , Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the Technical University of Vienna
• 1974: Friedrich Tamms , professor, councilor of the city of Düsseldorf (retired municipal building officer), freelance planner
• 1975: Sir Michael James Lighthill , Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge
• 1977: Walter Elsasser , Professor of Geophysics at Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland
• 1977: Helmut Moritz , Professor of Geodesy at the Technical University of Graz
• 1977: László Fejes Tóth , Professor and Director of the Mathematical Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences , Budapest
• 1978: Ulrich Grigull , Professor of Thermodynamics at the Technical University of Munich
• 1979: Wolf von Engelhardt , Professor of Mineralogy and Petrography at the University of Tübingen
• 1980: Hans Kuhn , professor and former director at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen
• 1981: Martin Kneser , Professor of Mathematics at the University of Göttingen
• 1982: Walter Burkert , Professor of Classical Philology at the University of Zurich
• 1983: Leopold Müller , honorary professor for rock mechanics at the University of Salzburg
• 1984: Heinz Beneking , Professor and Director of the Institute for Semiconductor Technology at RWTH Aachen University
• 1985: Gerhard Ertl , Professor and Director at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society in Berlin
• 1986: Arno Borst , Professor em. for middle and modern history at the University of Konstanz
• 1987: Olgierd Cecil Zienkiewicz , Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Wales , Swansea
• 1988: Heinz Brauer (engineer) , professor for chemical engineering at the Technical University of Berlin
• 1989: Herbert Walther , Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Munich and Director of the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics in Garching
• 1990: Raymond Klibansky , Professor of Philosophy (Logic and Metaphysics) at McGill University in Montreal and Fellow of Wolfson College (Oxford)
• 1991: Wilfried Krätzig , professor for mechanical engineering at the Ruhr University in Bochum
• 1992: Ernst-Dieter Gilles , professor for measurement and control engineering at the University of Stuttgart
• 1993: Hans-Heinrich Voigt , professor for astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Göttingen
• 1994: Josef Fleckenstein , Professor of Medieval History, previously Director of the Max Planck Institute for History in Göttingen
• 1995: David Crighton , Head of Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge
• 1996: Gerhard Frey , Professor of Mathematics at the University of Essen
• 1997: Arnold Esch , Professor of Medieval History, Director of the German Historical Institute in Rome
• 1998: Christian Menn , professor for structural engineering at the ETH Zurich
• 1999: Christian Wandrey , Professor of Biotechnology at the University of Bonn
• 2000: Klaus J. Hopt , Professor of Foreign and International Private Law, University of Hamburg, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law , Hamburg
• 2001: Robert Piloty , Professor em. for data technology at the Technical University of Darmstadt
• 2002: Wolfgang Krätschmer , Professor for Nuclear and Astrophysics at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics , Heidelberg
• 2003: Niklot Klüßendorf , Professor of Numismatics and Monetary History at the Philipps University of Marburg
• 2004: Joachim Milberg , Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Production Science, Technical University of Munich
• 2005: Klaus von Klitzing , Nobel Laureate in Physics and Director at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart
• 2006: Peter Bürger , Professor em. for literary studies and aesthetic theory at the University of Bremen
• 2007: Herbert Mang , Professor for Mechanics of Materials and Structures at the Technical University of Vienna
• 2008: Rudolf Thauer the Younger , microbiologist, founding director of the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
• 2009: Walther Ludwig , Professor em. for Greek and Latin Philology at the University of Hamburg
• 2010: Klaus Streubel , researcher in the field of optoelectronics and lighting technology
• 2011: Angela D. Friederici , Professor of Neuropsychology, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences , Leipzig
• 2012: Werner Oechslin , Professor of Art and Architectural History at ETH Zurich
• 2013: Wolfgang Schröder , Professor of Fluid Mechanics at RWTH Aachen
• 2014: Klaus Müllen , Director at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research , Mainz
• 2015: Johannes Fried , Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
• 2016: Reiner Rummel , Technical University of Munich
• 2017: Antje Boetius , Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology
• 2018: Paul Kirchhof , retired Federal Constitutional Court judge D.
• 2019: Manfred Curbach , Institute for Solid Construction at the Technical University of Dresden
• 2020: Emmanuelle Charpentier , Max Planck Unit for Science of Pathogens, Berlin

Web links

• Gauss Medal at the Braunschweig Scientific Society (bwg-nds.de)
• official list of award winners