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History

The Society was established on 16 January 1865, the first president being Augustus De Morgan. The earliest meetings were held in University College but the Society soon moved into Burlington House, Piccadilly. The initial activities of the Society included talks and publication of a journal. January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Augustus De Morgan (June 27, 1806 – March 18, 1871) was an Indian-born British mathematician and logician. ... University College London, commonly known as UCL, is a college of the University of London. ... Burlington House is a courtyard building off Picadilly in London. ... Piccadilly is a major London street, running from Hyde Park Corner in the west to Piccadilly Circus in the east. ...

The LMS was used as a model for the establishment of the American Mathematical Society in 1888. The American Mathematical Society (AMS) is dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and education, which it does with various publications and conferences as well as annual monetary awards to mathematicians. ... Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

The Society was granted a royal charter in 1965, a century after its foundation. In 1998 the Society moved from rooms in Burlington House into De Morgan House, in Bloomsbury, to accommodate an expansion of its staff. A Royal Charter is a charter given by a monarch to legitimize an incorporated body, such as a city, company, university or such. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... A century (From the Latin cent, one hundred) is one hundred consecutive years. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

The current president is Professor John Toland.

Activities

The Society publishes books and periodicals; organizes mathematical conferences; provides funding to promote mathematics research and education; and awards a number of prizes and fellowships for excellence in mathematical research.

Publications

The Society's periodical publications include three printed journals: the Proceedings, Journal, and Bulletin; one electronic journal, the Journal of Computation and Mathematics; and a regular members' newsletter. It also publishes the journal Compositio Mathematica on behalf of its owning foundation, and copublishes Nonlinearity with the Institute of Physics. The Society publishes four book series: a series of Monographs, a series of Lecture Notes, a series of Student Texts, and (jointly with the American Mathematical Society) the History of Mathematics series; it also co-publishes four series of translations: Russian Mathematical Surveys, Izvestiya: Mathematics and Sbornik: Mathematics (jointly with the Russian Academy of Sciences and Turpion Ltd), and Transactions of the Moscow Mathematical Society (jointly with the American Mathematical Society). This article is about the journal as a written medium. ... The Institute of Physics (IOP) is Britain and Irelands main professional body for physicists. ... The American Mathematical Society (AMS) is dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and education, which it does with various publications and conferences as well as annual monetary awards to mathematicians. ... Russian Academy of Sciences: main building Russian Academy of Sciences (Росси́йская Акаде́мия Нау́к) is the national academy of Russia. ...

Prizes

The named prizes are:

• De Morgan Medal (triennial) – the most prestigious;
• Pólya Prize (two years out of three);
• Senior Berwick Prize;
• Senior Whitehead Prize;
• Naylor Prize and Lectureship;
• Berwick Prize;
• Fröhlich Prize (biennial);
• Whitehead Prize (annual).

In addition, the Society jointly with the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications awards the David Crighton Medal every three years. The De Morgan Medal is a prize for outstanding contribution to mathematics, awarded by the London Mathematical Society (LMS). ... George Pólya (December 13, 1887 – September 7, 1985, in Hungarian Pólya György) was a Hungarian mathematician. ... Alfred North Whitehead, OM (February 15, 1861 Ramsgate, Kent, England – December 30, 1947 Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) was an English-born mathematician who became a philosopher. ... The Fröhlich Prize of the London Mathematical Society is awarded in even numbered years in memory of Albrecht Fröhlich. ... The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) is one of the UKs professional bodies for mathematicians (the other main ones being the London Mathematical Society and the Royal Statistical Society). ... Professor David George Crighton (15 November 1942, Llandudno, Wales - 12 April 2000, Cambridge) was a British mathematician and physicist. ...

See also

• American Mathematical Society
• Edinburgh Mathematical Society
• European Mathematical Society
• List of Mathematical Societies
• Council for the Mathematical Sciences
• BCS-FACS Specialist Group

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References

• Susan Margaret Oakes, Alan Robson Pears, and Adrian Clifford Rice, The Book of Presidents 1865 -- 1965, London Mathematical Society, June 2005, ISBN 0-9502734-1-4

External links

• London Mathematical Society website
• A History of the London Mathematical Society
• MacTutor: The London Mathematical Society