Hirst Prize and Lectureship

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The Hirst Prize and Lectureship is a biennial prize, jointly awarded by the London Mathematical Society (LMS) and the British Society for the History of Mathematics (BSHM). The prize recognises original and innovative contributions to the history of mathematics by an individual winner or by joint winners. [1]

The prize was first awarded in 2015 (solely by the LMS) as part of the LMS's 150th anniversary celebrations. The prize is named in honour of Thomas Archer Hirst, who was from 1872 to 1874 the fifth President of the LMS. Any mathematician or historian of mathematics is eligible for the prize — except for previous winners of the De Morgan Medal, LMS's Pólya Prize, Fröhlich Prize, Naylor Prize and Lectureship, Senior Whitehead Prize, Senior Anne Bennett Prize, or the Christopher Zeeman Medal. In the year for awarding the prize, the members of the Hirst Prize Committee, the members of the LMS and BSHM Councils are also ineligible. [1]

The administration of the Hirst Prize alternates between the LMS and the BSHM offices, but the LMS alone organises the Hirst Lectureship. The lecture normally takes place in the year following the award of the Hirst Prize, and the venue for the lecture is chosen by the winner (or winners) of the Hirst Prize. [1]

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References

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  2. "London Mathematical Society Hirst Prize and Lecture". St Andrews University. 30 June 2015.
  3. Neumann, Peter M. (June 2006). "The Inaugural LMS Hirst Lecture" (PDF). London Mathematical Society (LMS) Newsletter (459): 12–13.
  4. "Hirst Lecture and Meeting". London Mathematical Society. 2019.
  5. "Hirst Lecture and Meeting". London Mathematical Society. 2022.
  6. The 2023 prize (won by Erhard Scholz) was considered by the LMS and BSHM in March 2023, and the winner was announced in summer 2023. In 2023 the Chair of the Hirst Prize Committee was Professor Sarah B. Hart. "Hirst Prize and Lectureship 2023: Call for Nominations" (PDF). London Mathematical Society (LMS) Newsletter (504): 10–11. January 2023.