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in 2007, John G. Thompson (USA) and Jacques Tits (Belgium/France) in 2008, Mikhail
Gromov (RussiaJFrance/USA) in
2009,
John
T.
Tate (USA) in
2010,
Endre Szemeredi
(Hungary/USA) in
2011
and finally, Pierre Deligne (Belgiurn/USA) in
2012.
For a further
presentation of the Abel Laureates, see Holden and Piene,
2010
&
2014.
The laureates are chosen by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters based on
recommendations from an international committee, whose members are eminent
mathematicians suggested by the International Mathematical Union and the European
Mathematical Society. Only the chair of the committee is Norwegian. It is fair to say that the
A.bel Prize has established itself in a short time as one of the most prestigious prizes in
mathematics worldwide.
Professor
Helge Holden, NTNU, holdt foredrag om Niels HenrikAbel i Trondheim
12.
november
Foto: Hein Johnson
To stimulate the young
The task of stimulating an interest in mathematics among the young is not a problem that can
be solved once and for all. The Abel Board organizes many activities to that effect, the best
known being the annual
Niels Henrik Abel matematikkonkurranse
(The Norwegian
Mathematical Olympiad) for high school students, where the best participate in the Baltic
Way mathematical contest and the International Mathematical Olympiad. In addition, the
annual
Holmboe Prize
is
awardedto
an eminent mathematics teacher. Furthermore, we have
started a team competition named
UngeAbefl
for
gth
graders. Finally, we have scholarships
3
It is a continuation of the fofrner
KoppAbel
conpetition.
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