Royal Dutch Mathematical Society

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Royal Dutch Mathematical Society
Koninklijk Wiskundig Genootschap
AbbreviationKWG
MottoEen onvermoeide arbeid komt alles te boven
Founded1778
Type Scientific society
Location
  • Netherlands
Field Mathematics
Chair
Barry Koren
Website https://www.wiskgenoot.nl/

The Royal Dutch Mathematical Society (Koninklijk Wiskundig Genootschap in Dutch, abbreviated as KWG) was founded in 1778. [1] It is the oldest professional mathematical society. Its goal is to promote the development of mathematics, both from a theoretical and applied point of view.

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The society publishes the quarterly journal Nieuw Archief voor Wiskunde , the magazine Pythagoras for high school children, and the scientific journal Indagationes Mathematicae .

Every year the society organizes a winter symposium for high school teachers. Bi-annually it organizes the Dutch Mathematical Congress. Once every three years, the society awards the prestigious Brouwer Medal to a distinguished mathematician. This medal is named after L. E. J. Brouwer.

Honorary members

Honorary members of the Koninklijk Wiskundig Genootschap [2]
Date of awardName
30-04-1938 I. M. Vinogradov
28-09-1957 Paul Erdős
28-09-1957 Kurt Mahler
28-09-1957 Alfred Tarski
25-04-1964 Mark Kac
21-05-1966 Pavel Alexandrov
21-05-1966 Dirk Jan Struik
1966 Johannes van der Corput
1966 Jan Arnoldus Schouten
1966 Willem van der Woude
29-03-1978O. Bottema
29-03-1978 Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter
29-03-1978 Bartel Leendert van der Waerden
29-03-1978J.H. Wansink
10-04-1985 Hans Freudenthal
08-04-1988 Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen
08-04-1988 Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn
17-04-1998 Fred van der Blij
17-04-1998 Jacob Korevaar
17-04-1998J.J. Seidel
16-04-2004P.C. Baayen
16-04-2004 J. H. van Lint
16-04-2004J.A.F. de Rijk ("Bruno Ernst")
13-04-2007J. van de Craats
13-04-2007 Dirk van Dalen
13-04-2007F. Verhulst
05-04-2013 Robert Tijdeman
22-03-2016 Rien Kaashoek
22-03-2016 Henk van der Vorst
23-04-2019 Herman te Riele

Institutional members

The society has the following institutional members: [3]

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References

  1. Beckers, Danny (2008), "The Royal Dutch Mathematical Society since 1778" (PDF), Nieuw Archief voor Wiskunde, 9 (2): 147–149, MR   2454666 .
  2. "Ereleden". www.wiskgenoot.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  3. "Instituutsleden". www.wiskgenoot.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-01-11.