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Paven Nikolaevich Demidov, the founder of the prize
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Paven Nikolaevich Demidov, the founder of the prize

Demidov Prize (Russian: Демидовская премия) used to be a national scientific prize in the Russian Empire awarded annually to the members of the Russian Academy of Sciences. One of the oldest scientific awards in the world, it was restored by the government of the Sverdlovsk Oblast in 1993. Official language Russian Official Religion Russian Orthodox Christianity Capital Saint Petersburg (Petrograd 1914-1924) Area Approx. ... Russian Academy of Sciences: main building Russian Academy of Sciences (Росси́йская Акаде́мия Нау́к) is the national academy of Russia. ...


In 1831 Pavel Nikolaevich Demidov, representative of the famous Demidov family, established a scientific prize after his name. The Petersburg Academy of Sciences (now Russian Academy of Sciences) was choisen as an awarding institution. In 1832 the president of the Petersburg Academy of Sciences Sergei Uvarov awarded the first prizes. The Demidov Prize was a national scientific award, the most prestgious in Russia. From 1832 to 1866 The Academy awarded 55 full prizes (5,000 rubles) and 220 part prizes. Among the winners there were many prominent russian scientists: founder of the field surgery and inventor of the gypsous immobilisation method in treatment of fractures Nikolai Pirogov, seafarer and geographer Ivan Kruzenshtern, creator of the periodic table of elements Dmitri Mendeleev, inventor of the electric engine Boris Yakobi and many others. Coat of arms of Prince Anatole Demidoff. ... Russian Academy of Sciences: main building Russian Academy of Sciences (Росси́йская Акаде́мия Нау́к) is the national academy of Russia. ... The periodic table of the chemical elements is a tabular method of displaying the chemical elements, first devised in 1869 by the Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev. ... Portrait of Dimitri Mendeleyev by Ilya Repin Dimitri Mendeleyev (Russian: , Dmitriy Ivanovich Mendeleyev  ) (8 February 1834 [O.S. 27 January] in Tobolsk – 2 February 1907 [O.S. 20 January] in Saint Petersburg), was a Russian chemist. ...


Since 1866, in 25 years after Pavel Demidov's death and according to his testament, there were no any awarding ceremony. In 1993 on the initiative of the vice-president of the Russian Academy of Sciences Gennady Mesyats and the governor of the Sverdlovsk Oblast Eduard Rossel the Demidov Prize traditions were restored. The prize is awarded for outstanding achivements in natural sciences and humanities. The winners are elected annually among the memebers of the Russian Academy of Sciences. According to the tradition every year the Demidov Scientific Foundation choose three or four academicians to receive the award. The prize include a medal, a diploma and $10,000 as a money reward. The awarding ceremony take place every year at the Palace of the Governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The recipients of the Prize also give lectures at the Ural State University (Demidov Lecturing). Russian Academy of Sciences: main building Russian Academy of Sciences (Росси́йская Акаде́мия Нау́к) is the national academy of Russia. ... Sverdlovsk Oblast (Russian: , tr. ... Eduard Rossel is the governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast, an oblast in the Russian Federation. ... Russian Academy of Sciences: main building Russian Academy of Sciences (Росси́йская Акаде́мия Нау́к) is the national academy of Russia. ... Sverdlovsk Oblast (Russian: , tr. ... Snow-covered statue of Sverdlov in Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburgs Church on the Blood built on the spot where the Tsar and his family were executed. ... University is situated in Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation. ...


The Demidov Prize in one of the most prestigious and oldest scientific awards. Its traditions deeply influenced other awards of this kind including Nobel Prize. Nobel Prize medal. ...


Winners of full prizes

1832

1833 The first few hydrogen atom electron orbitals shown as cross-sections with color-coded probability density. ... Face-to-face trading interactions among on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor Economics, as a social science, studies human choice behavior and how it affects the production, distribution, and consumption of scarce resources. ...

1835 Alexander Khristoforovich Vostokov (1781-1864) was one of the first Russian philologists and the greatest 19th-century authority on the Old Church Slavonic language. ... Philology is the study of ancient texts and languages. ... Philology is the study of ancient texts and languages. ...

1836 To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Bichurins map of Lhasa. ... For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ... Philology is the study of ancient texts and languages. ...

1837 Litke, Fyodor Petrovich (Литке, Федор Петрович in Russian) (9. ... Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, known today as the father of geometry; shown here in a detail of The School of Athens by Raphael. ... For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ...

1838 A giant Hubble mosaic of the Crab Nebula. ... For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ...

  • S. Shoduar, history

1839 For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ...

1840 Philology is the study of ancient texts and languages. ... Alexander Kazembek Alexander Kasimovich Kazembek (Russian: Александр Касимович Казембек or Казем-Бек; Azeri: Aleksandr Kazımbəy or Mirzə Kazım-bəy) (22 July 1802, Rasht—27 November 1870, St. ... Philology is the study of ancient texts and languages. ... Military science concerns itself with the study of the diverse technical, psychological, and practical phenomena that encompass the events that make up warfare, especially armed combat. ...

1841 Mikhail Petrovich Pogodin (Russian: , 1800-1875) was a Russian historian and journalist who dominated the national historiography between the death of Nikolay Karamzin in 1826 and the rise of Sergey Solovyov in the 1850s. ... Philology is the study of ancient texts and languages. ... Philology is the study of ancient texts and languages. ... The first few hydrogen atom electron orbitals shown as cross-sections with color-coded probability density. ...

1842 Biology (from Greek βίος λόγος, see below) is the branch of science dealing with the study of life. ... Biology (from Greek βίος λόγος, see below) is the branch of science dealing with the study of life. ...

1844 Baron Ferdinand von Wrangel, in Russian: Ferdinand Petrovich Vrangel (Фердинанд Петрович Врангель), (December 29, 1796 (January 9, 1797), Pskov, Russia — May 25 (June 6), 1870, Dorpat (now Tartu, Estonia)), Baltic German navigator, admiral, Honorable Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. ...

1845 Alexander Khristoforovich Vostokov (1781-1864) was one of the first Russian philologists and the greatest 19th-century authority on the Old Church Slavonic language. ... Philology is the study of ancient texts and languages. ... Philology is the study of ancient texts and languages. ... Medicine is the branch of health science and the sector of public life concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, treatment and possible prevention of disease and injury. ...

1846

1847 A giant Hubble mosaic of the Crab Nebula. ... Philology is the study of ancient texts and languages. ... Chemistry (from Greek χημεία khemeia meaning alchemy, see below for possible origins of this word) is the science of matter at the atomic to molecular scale, dealing primarily with collections of atoms (such as molecules, crystals, and metals). ...

1850 For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ... Philology is the study of ancient texts and languages. ...

1851 Military science concerns itself with the study of the diverse technical, psychological, and practical phenomena that encompass the events that make up warfare, especially armed combat. ...

1852 Medicine is the branch of health science and the sector of public life concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, treatment and possible prevention of disease and injury. ...

1853 For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ... Military science concerns itself with the study of the diverse technical, psychological, and practical phenomena that encompass the events that make up warfare, especially armed combat. ...

1854 Count Dmitry Alekseyevich Milyutin (June 28, 1816, Moscow - January 25, 1912, Simeiz near Yalta) was Minister of War (1861-81) and the last Field Marshal of Imperial Russia (1898). ... For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ...

1855 Macarius I (Mikhail Petrovich Bulgakov) (1816-1882) was the Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna in 1879-1882 and member of many learned societies, including the Russian Academy of Sciences. ... For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ...

  • D. Zhuravsky, technical sciences

1857

1858 Biology (from Greek βίος λόγος, see below) is the branch of science dealing with the study of life. ...

1859 Philology is the study of ancient texts and languages. ...

1860 Biology (from Greek βίος λόγος, see below) is the branch of science dealing with the study of life. ...

1861 Medicine is the branch of health science and the sector of public life concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, treatment and possible prevention of disease and injury. ... The stela of King Hammurabi depicts the god Shamash revealing a code of laws to the king. ...

  • P. Pekarsky, philology
  • M. Bogdanovich, history

1862 Philology is the study of ancient texts and languages. ... For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ...

1863 For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ... Portrait of Dimitri Mendeleyev by Ilya Repin Dimitri Mendeleyev (Russian: , Dmitriy Ivanovich Mendeleyev  ) (8 February 1834 [O.S. 27 January] in Tobolsk – 2 February 1907 [O.S. 20 January] in Saint Petersburg), was a Russian chemist. ... Chemistry (from Greek χημεία khemeia meaning alchemy, see below for possible origins of this word) is the science of matter at the atomic to molecular scale, dealing primarily with collections of atoms (such as molecules, crystals, and metals). ...

  • G. Butakov, maritime sciences

1865

  • F. Smit, history
  • L. Shwarts, geodesy


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For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that geodetic system be merged into this article or section. ...


1993

1994 The first few hydrogen atom electron orbitals shown as cross-sections with color-coded probability density. ... Chemistry (from Greek χημεία khemeia meaning alchemy, see below for possible origins of this word) is the science of matter at the atomic to molecular scale, dealing primarily with collections of atoms (such as molecules, crystals, and metals). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Valentin Lavrentievich Yanin (born 6 February 1929 in Kirov) is a leading Russian historian who authored more than 700 books and articles. ... For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ... Face-to-face trading interactions among on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor Economics, as a social science, studies human choice behavior and how it affects the production, distribution, and consumption of scarce resources. ...

1995 Boris Viktovich Rauschenbach (Russian language: Борис Викторович Раушенбах) (1915-2001) was a prominent Soviet physicist, Russian rocket engineer and Academician. ... Mechanics (Greek ) is the branch of physics concerned with the behaviour of physical bodies when subjected to forces or displacements, and the subsequent effect of the bodies on their environment. ... Biology (from Greek βίος λόγος, see below) is the branch of science dealing with the study of life. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Philology is the study of ancient texts and languages. ...

1996 The first few hydrogen atom electron orbitals shown as cross-sections with color-coded probability density. ... Chemistry (from Greek χημεία khemeia meaning alchemy, see below for possible origins of this word) is the science of matter at the atomic to molecular scale, dealing primarily with collections of atoms (such as molecules, crystals, and metals). ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ...

1997 Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, known today as the father of geometry; shown here in a detail of The School of Athens by Raphael. ... Mechanics (Greek ) is the branch of physics concerned with the behaviour of physical bodies when subjected to forces or displacements, and the subsequent effect of the bodies on their environment. ... Biology (from Greek βίος λόγος, see below) is the branch of science dealing with the study of life. ... Earth science (also known as geoscience, the geosciences or the Earth Sciences), is an all-embracing term for the sciences related to the planet Earth. ... Philology is the study of ancient texts and languages. ...

1998 The first few hydrogen atom electron orbitals shown as cross-sections with color-coded probability density. ... Chemistry (from Greek χημεία khemeia meaning alchemy, see below for possible origins of this word) is the science of matter at the atomic to molecular scale, dealing primarily with collections of atoms (such as molecules, crystals, and metals). ... Earth science (also known as geoscience, the geosciences or the Earth Sciences), is an all-embracing term for the sciences related to the planet Earth. ... Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. ...

1999 Oleg Gazenko (b. ... Biology (from Greek βίος λόγος, see below) is the branch of science dealing with the study of life. ... Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, known today as the father of geometry; shown here in a detail of The School of Athens by Raphael. ... For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ... Earth science (also known as geoscience, the geosciences or the Earth Sciences), is an all-embracing term for the sciences related to the planet Earth. ...

2000 Zhores Ivanovich Alferov Zhores Ivanovich Alferov (also Alfyorov) (Russian: Жоре́с Ива́нович Алфёров) (born March 15, 1930) is a Russian physicist who contributed significantly to the creation of modern heterostructure physics and electronics. ... The first few hydrogen atom electron orbitals shown as cross-sections with color-coded probability density. ... Earth science (also known as geoscience, the geosciences or the Earth Sciences), is an all-embracing term for the sciences related to the planet Earth. ... Chemistry (from Greek χημεία khemeia meaning alchemy, see below for possible origins of this word) is the science of matter at the atomic to molecular scale, dealing primarily with collections of atoms (such as molecules, crystals, and metals). ...

2001 Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, known today as the father of geometry; shown here in a detail of The School of Athens by Raphael. ... Mechanics (Greek ) is the branch of physics concerned with the behaviour of physical bodies when subjected to forces or displacements, and the subsequent effect of the bodies on their environment. ... Earth science (also known as geoscience, the geosciences or the Earth Sciences), is an all-embracing term for the sciences related to the planet Earth. ... Tatyana Zaslavskaya (Татьяна Ивановна Заславская) (b. ... Face-to-face trading interactions among on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor Economics, as a social science, studies human choice behavior and how it affects the production, distribution, and consumption of scarce resources. ... Social interactions and their consequences are the subject of sociology. ...

2002 Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov (Russian: Александр Михайлович Прохоров) (July 11, 1916 – January 8, 2002) was a Soviet/Russian physicist born in Australia. ... The first few hydrogen atom electron orbitals shown as cross-sections with color-coded probability density. ... Chemistry (from Greek χημεία khemeia meaning alchemy, see below for possible origins of this word) is the science of matter at the atomic to molecular scale, dealing primarily with collections of atoms (such as molecules, crystals, and metals). ... Earth science (also known as geoscience, the geosciences or the Earth Sciences), is an all-embracing term for the sciences related to the planet Earth. ...

2003 Ludvig D. Faddeev. ... Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, known today as the father of geometry; shown here in a detail of The School of Athens by Raphael. ... Medicine is the branch of health science and the sector of public life concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, treatment and possible prevention of disease and injury. ... The stela of King Hammurabi depicts the god Shamash revealing a code of laws to the king. ... The first few hydrogen atom electron orbitals shown as cross-sections with color-coded probability density. ...

2004 The first few hydrogen atom electron orbitals shown as cross-sections with color-coded probability density. ... Chemistry (from Greek χημεία khemeia meaning alchemy, see below for possible origins of this word) is the science of matter at the atomic to molecular scale, dealing primarily with collections of atoms (such as molecules, crystals, and metals). ... Earth science (also known as geoscience, the geosciences or the Earth Sciences), is an all-embracing term for the sciences related to the planet Earth. ...

2005 Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, known today as the father of geometry; shown here in a detail of The School of Athens by Raphael. ... Biology (from Greek βίος λόγος, see below) is the branch of science dealing with the study of life. ... For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ...

The first few hydrogen atom electron orbitals shown as cross-sections with color-coded probability density. ... Earth science (also known as geoscience, the geosciences or the Earth Sciences), is an all-embracing term for the sciences related to the planet Earth. ...

External links

  • Demidov Foundation short history
  • List of all the winners of full Demidov Prize
  • Demidov Prize and Demidov Lecturing at Lebedev Phisical Institute web site


 
 

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