The Carl Friedrich von Siemens Stiftung is to present the Heinz Gumin Prize for Mathematics to Don Zagier, who was a director of the Bonn-based Max Planck Institute for Mathematics until 2019 and has strong ties to the University of Bonn. The foundation is thus honoring his pioneering research into number theory and the theory of modular forms. The Gumin Prize is worth ¤50,000, making it the most generous award for mathematics in Germany.
"Once again, the Gumin Prize is going in 2024 to a mathematician who has been outstanding in his specialist field for decades," says Thomas O. Höllmann, Chairperson of the Foundation Board. ...
Don Zagier Awarded Germany’s Biggest Mathematics Prize
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