The Alfred Ackermann–Teubner Memorial Award for the Promotion of Mathematical Sciences recognized work in mathematical analysis. It was established in 1912 by engineer Alfred Ackermann-Teubner and was an endowment of the University of Leipzig. It was awarded 14 times between 1914 and 1941. Subsequent awards were to be made every other year until a surplus of 60,000 marks was accumulated within the endowment, at which time, the prize was to be awarded annually. The subjects included:
History, philosophy, teaching Mathematics, especially arithmetic and algebra Mechanics Mathematical physics Mathematics, especially analysis Astronomy and theory of errors Mathematics, especially geometry Applied mathematics, especially geodesy and geophysics.
Honorees The fifteen honorees between 1914 and 1941 are:
1914: Felix Klein 1916: Ernst Zermelo, prize of 1,000 marks 1918: Ludwig Prandtl 1920: Gustav Mie 1922: Paul Koebe 1924: Arnold Kohlschütter 1926: Wilhelm Blaschke 1928: Albert Defant 1930: Johannes Tropfke 1932: Emmy Noether and Emil Artin, co-honorees 1934: Erich Trefftz(de) 1937: Pascual Jordan 1938: Erich Hecke 1941: Paul ten Bruggencate
Jurists In 1937, Constantin Carathéodory and Erhard Schmidt were invited to jury the award. Along with Wilhelm Blaschke, Carathéodory was invited again in 1944 by the German Union of Mathematicians.
See also List of mathematics awards
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