Ostrowski Prize

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The Ostrowski Prize is a mathematics award given biennially for outstanding research accomplishments in mathematics and numerical analysis. [1] [2] Alexander Ostrowski, a longtime professor at the University of Basel, left his estate to the foundation[ clarification needed ] in order to establish the prize. [2]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Ostrowski Prize". MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive. University of St Andrews. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  3. "Ostrowski Prize 2011" (PDF). Ostrowski Foundation. 2011.
  4. "Citation for Yitang Zhang" (PDF). Ostrowski Foundation. 2013.
  5. "Citation for Peter Scholze" (PDF). Ostrowski Foundation. 2015.
  6. "Citation for Akshay Venkatesh" (PDF). Ostrowski Foundation. 2017.
  7. "Citation for Assaf Naor" (PDF). Ostrowski Foundation. 2019.
  8. "Citation for Tim Austin" (PDF). Ostrowski Foundation. 2021.
  9. "Citation for Jacob Tsimerman" (PDF). Ostrowski Foundation. 2023.