The Pólya Prize is a prize in mathematics, awarded by the London Mathematical Society. Second only to the triennial De Morgan Medal in prestige among the society's awards, it is awarded in the years that are not divisible by three – those in which the De Morgan Medal is not awarded. First given in 1987, the prize is named after Hungarian mathematician George Pólya, who was a member of the society for over 60 years.
The prize is awarded "in recognition of outstanding creativity in, imaginative exposition of, or distinguished contribution to, mathematics within the United Kingdom". It cannot be given to anyone who has previously received the De Morgan Medal.
List of winners
1987 John Horton Conway
1988 C. T. C. Wall
1990 Graeme B. Segal
1991 Ian G. Macdonald
1993 David Rees
1994 David Williams
1996 David Edmunds
1997 John Hammersley
1999 Simon Donaldson
2000 Terence Lyons
2002 Nigel Hitchin
2003 Angus Macintyre
2005 Michael Berry
2006 Peter Swinnerton-Dyer
2008 David Preiss
2009 Roger Heath-Brown
2011 E. Brian Davies
2012 Dan Segal
2014 Miles Reid
2015 Boris Zilber
2017 Alex Wilkie
2018 Karen Vogtmann
2020 Martin W. Liebeck
See also
List of mathematics awards
References
List of LMS prize winners London Mathematical Society
The Pólya Prize of the London Mathematical Society MacTutor History of Mathematics
Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics
Graduate Studies in Mathematics
Hellenica World - Scientific Library
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