Pius XI Medal

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The Pius XI Medal is an award presented every second year by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences to a promising scientist under the age of 45. [1]

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Winners of the Pius XI Medal (1939-2020)

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References

  1. "The Pontifical Academy of Sciences: Pius XI Medal" . Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  2. PDF award info
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2019-11-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Pius XI-Medaille an Peter Scholze verliehen". University of Bonn (in German). 2022-09-09.