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The De Morgan Medal is a prize for outstanding contribution to mathematics, awarded by the London Mathematical Society. The Society's most prestigious award, it is given in memory of Augustus De Morgan, who was the first President of the society.

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The medal is awarded every third year (in years divisible by 3) to a mathematician who is normally resident in the United Kingdom on 1 January of the relevant year. The only grounds for the award of the medal are the candidate's contributions to mathematics.

In 1968 Mary Cartwright became the first woman to receive the award. [1]

De Morgan Medal winners

Recipients of the De Morgan Medal include the following: [2]

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References

  1. 🖉 "Prizes, Awards, and Honors for Women Mathematicians". mathwomen.agnesscott.org.
  2. List of LMS prize winners, LMS website, accessed July 2011

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