Leonardo da Vinci International Award

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The Leonardo da Vinci International Award (Italian : Premio Internazionale Leonardo da Vinci) is an annual international prize named after Leonardo da Vinci, to award outstanding achievement by young people involved in the study of the sciences, technology, literature and the arts. [1] [2] Among the disciplines recognised and rewarded so far have been painting, sculpture, music, geology, architecture, medicine and nuclear physics. [3] Its previous laureates include musicians Evelyn Glennie and Leonidas Kavakos. [4]

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History

The Leonardo da Vinci International Award was founded in 1975 by the Rotary Club of Florence in collaboration with the Athens, Tours and Wien-Ring Rotary Clubs.

Since its foundation, seven more European Rotary clubs have joined the initiative: [5] [6]

As of July 2020, eleven Rotary Clubs in Europe participate in this award ceremony: Florence, Tours, Vienna, Athens, Madrid, Würzburg, Brussels, Amsterdam, London, Dublin and Copenhagen.

Ceremonies

Winners of the Leonardo da Vinci International Award [7]
YearPlaceWinnerSubject
1975Firenze – Palazzo VecchioBen Long [8] Painting
1976Tours – Château AmboiseJean GuillaumeArt History
1977Athens – Aula MagnaStravos Valasakis and Constantinos PalaiologosSculpture
1978Vienna – Schwarzenberg PalaceOtto ProhaskaMedicine
1979Firenze – Palazzo VecchioAlberto BologniMusic
1980Tours – Chateau ArtignyClaude NaudionMedicine
1981Madrid – Aula MagnaFerdinando López VeraGeology
1982Athens – Senate Dimitris Sgouros Music
1983Vienna – Schwarzenberg Palace Ingeborg Hochmair Medicine
1984Firenze – Palazzo VecchioGiovanni BuonviciniPhysics
1985Tours – Ockeghem CenterPatrick BletteryArchitecture
1986Bruxelles – PalaisBaidyanath Misra and Yves ElskensPhysics
1987London – Barbican Evelyn Glennie Music
1988Würzburg – ResidenzDietrich LorkeMedicine
1989Madrid – EscorialJulián Agut SánchezMedicine
1990Amsterdam – Niewe KerkJoost van den ToornSculpture
1991Athens – Herodus Theater Leonidas Kavakos Music
1992Vienna – PrunksaalHelmut DeubnerArchitecture, Ecology
1993Tours – Commerce SchoolFrédéric PatatAstrophysics
1994Firenze – Palazzo VecchioFabrizio Rossi ProdiArchitecture
1995Brussels – Royal Belge Johan Schmidt Music
1996London – Buckingham PalaceJoana QuinnAnimate Drawer
1997Würzburg – Marienberg FortKlaus OspaldMusic
1998Madrid – Jardines RodriguezEig OmadaDesign
1999Amsterdam – The Old ChurchBenoît HermansSculpture
2000Athens – Old ParliamentNikos FrantzolasPainting
2001Vienna – University of ViennaRenate Motschnig [9] Mathematics
2002Tours – Palais des CongressFrédéric BrochetEnology
2003Firenze – Palazzo Vecchio Roberto Vittori Astronaut
2004Brussels – Palais des AcadémiesFrançoise RosierRestoration
2005London – Goldsmiths CompanySidsel Dorph-JensenSilver Designer
2006Würzburg – ResidenzRebecca Basile [10] Biology
2007Madrid – Casa de CorreosEmilio Benito GarcíaEmergency System Organization
2008Amsterdam – Concert HallTies Rijcken [11] Architecture
2009Athens – ParliamentDionysis GrammenosMusic
2010Vienna – University of ViennaJulius Brennecke [12] Medicine
2011Dublin – Trinity College David OReilly (artist) Animation
2012Tours – Grand TheatreNicolas Monmarché [13] Computer science
2013Firenze – Palazzo VecchioNicola Salvioli [14] Restoration
2014Brussels – Palais des AcadémiesMonique WeisHistory
2015London – Goldsmiths’ HallJohn Saunders [15] Medicine
2016Würzburg – Ludwig Maximillian UniversityStephan Bush [16] Engineering
2017Madrid – Real Academia Espanola de LenguaGuillermo García-Calvo [17] Music
2018Amsterdam – Rijksmuseum Boyan Slat [18] Technology
2019Firenze – Palazzo VecchioSimona Crea  Robotics
2021Vienna – Palais Todesco Alma Deutscher [19]  Music
2023DublinDr Shane Bergin Physics

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