Albert Leon Whiteman Memorial Prize

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Albert Leon Whiteman Memorial Prize
Awarded forNotable exposition on the history of mathematics.
Country United States
Presented by American Mathematical Society (AMS)
Reward(s)US $5,000
First award2001
Final award2021
Website www.ams.org/prizes/whiteman-prize.html

The Albert Leon Whiteman Memorial Prize is awarded by the American Mathematical Society for notable exposition and exceptional scholarship in the history of mathematics.

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The prize was endowed in 1998 with funds provided by Sally Whiteman in memory of her late husband Albert Leon Whiteman. Originally it was awarded every 4 years with the first prized handed out in 2001. Since 2009 the prize is awarded every 3 years and carries a prize money of $5000.

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