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This is a list of prizes that are named after people. A prize is an award given to a person or a group of people to recognise and reward actions or achievements. ...
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The Abel Prize is awarded annually by the King of Norway to outstanding mathematicians. ...
Niels Henrik Abel (August 5, 1802–April 6, 1829), Norwegian mathematician, was born in Finnøy. ...
The Albert Einstein World Award for Science is an yearly award given by the World Cultural Council as a means of recognition, and as an incentive to scientific and technological research and development, with special consideration for researches which have brought true benefit and well being to mankind. The award...
Albert Einstein, by Yousuf Karsh Albert Einstein (March 14, 1879 – April 18, 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist of Swiss and American citizenship, who is widely regarded as the greatest scientist of the 20th century. ...
The X prize logo shows a stylised letter X representing a spacecraft trajectory and containing a starfield. ...
Anousheh Ansari is co-founder and CEO of Telecom Technologies, Inc. ...
Amir Ansari is co-founder of venture captial firm Prodea. ...
The Archibald Prize is regarded as the most important portraiture prize, and is the most prominent of all arts prizes, in Australia. ...
J F Archibald (1856-1919), Australian journalist and publisher, was co-owner and editor of the Sydney Bulletin during the days of its greatest influence in Australian politics and literary life. ...
The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is the worlds largest childrens and youth literature award. ...
Astrid Lindgren (November 14, 1907 _ January 28, 2002) was a Swedish childrens book author, whose many titles were translated into over 70 languages and published in more than 100 countries. ...
The International Balzan Prize Foundation awards annual monetary prizes to people or organisations who have made outstanding achievements in the fields of humanities, natural sciences, culture, as well as for endeavours for peace and the brotherhood of man. ...
The International Balzan Prize Foundation awards four annual monetary prizes to people or organisations who have made outstanding achievements in the fields of humanities, natural sciences, culture, as well as for endeavours for peace and the brotherhood of man. ...
Becks Futures is a British art prize sponsored by Becks beer given to contemporary artists. ...
The Marcel Benoist Foundation was founded originally to make an annual monetary award to a scientist of Swiss nationality or resident of Switzerland who has made the most useful scientific discovery, with emphasis on those affecting human life. ...
The Catherine Wolfe Bruce gold medal is awarded every year by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific for outstanding lifetime contributions to astronomy. ...
Catherine Wolfe Bruce (1816 – 1900) was a noted American patroness of astronomy. ...
The Charles Stark Draper Prize is awarded by the National Academy of Engineering for the advancement of engineering and the education of the public about engineering. ...
Charles Stark Draper (born October 2, 1901) is often referred to as the father of inertial navigation. ...
The Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer-Preis is a literary award in memory of Conrad Ferdinand Meyer. ...
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (October 11, 1825 - November 28, 1898), a poet and, as he was born in Zürich, is a fellow-townsman of Gottfried Keller. ...
The Copley Medal is a scientific award for work in any field of science, the highest award granted by the Royal Society of London. ...
Sir Godfrey Copley (c. ...
The Crafoord Prize was established by Holger Crafoord, the inventor of the artificial kidney and his wife Anna-Greta Crafoord in 1980. ...
The Crafoord Prize was established by Holger Crafoord, the inventor of the artificial kidney and his wife Anna-Greta Crafoord in 1980. ...
Confusingly, there are two prominent awards in the field of theoretical physics and mathematics commonly known as the Dirac Prize, awarded by different organizations. ...
Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac, (August 8, 1902 – October 20, 1984) was a British theoretical physicist and a founder of the field of quantum physics. ...
The Duff Cooper Prize is a prize which goes to the best work of history, biography, or political science published in English or French. ...
Alfred Duff Cooper, 1st Viscount Norwich (22 February 1890 - 1 January 1954), known universally as Duff Cooper, was a British diplomat, Cabinet member and acclaimed author. ...
The Enrico Fermi Award is a U.S. government Presidential award honoring scientists of international stature for their lifetime achievement in the development, use, or production of energy. ...
Enrico Fermi in the 1940s. ...
The European Latsis Prize is awarded annually by the European Science Foundation for outstanding and innovative contributions in a selected field of European research. The prize is worth 100,000 Swiss francs and is awarded within a different discipline each year. ...
Yiannis Latsis (14th September, 1910-17th September, 2003), also known as John S. Latsis, was a Greek shipping tycoon notable for his great wealth, influential friends, and charitable activities. ...
The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction is awarded annually by the PEN/Faulkner Foundation to an American author. ...
William Faulkner, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1954 William Cuthbert Faulkner (September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was a Nobel Prize-winning novelist from Mississippi. ...
The Fields Medal is a prize awarded to up to four mathematicians (not over forty years of age) at each International Congress of International Mathematical Union, since 1936 and regularly since 1948 at the initiative of the Canadian mathematician John Charles Fields. ...
John Charles Fields (May 14, 1863 - August 9, 1932) was a Canadian mathematician and the founder of the Fields Medal for outstanding achievement in mathematics. ...
Fritz Pregl Prize is awarded annually since 1931 by the Austrian Academy of Sciences from the funds left at its disposal by the Nobel prize-winning chemist Fritz Pregl to an Austrian scientist for distinguished achievements in chemistry. ...
Fritz (Friderik) Pregl (September 3, 1869 – December 13, 1930) was an Austrian chemist of Slovenian descent. ...
The George Van Biesbroeck Prize is awarded annually, honoring a living individual for a long-term achievement in the field of astronomy, typically far beyond the requirements of an awardees paid position. ...
George A. Van Biesbroeck (or Georges-Achille Van Biesbroeck) (January 21, 1880 – February 23, 1974) was a Belgian-American astronomer. ...
The Gibbs Brothers Medal is awarded by the US National Academy of Sciences for outstanding contributions in the field of naval architecture and marine engineering. It was established by a gift from William Francis Gibbs and Frederic H. Gibbs. ...
The Prix Goncourt is the most prestigious prize in French language literature, given to the author of the best imaginary prose work of the year. Edmond de Goncourt, a successful author, critic, and publisher, bequeathed his entire estate for the foundation and maintenance of the Académie Goncourt. ...
Edmond de Goncourt (May 26, 1822 – July 16, 1896), writer, critic, book publisher and the founder of the Académie Goncourt. ...
The Gottfried-Keller-Preis or Prix Gottfried Keller is one of the oldest literary awards of Switzerland. ...
Gottfried Keller (July 19, 1819 – July 15, 1890) was a Swiss writer who is best known as the master of the Novelle. ...
The Henry Draper Medal was established by the widow of Henry Draper, and is awarded by the US National Academy of Sciences for contributions to astrophysics. ...
Henry Draper (March 7, 1837 – November 20, 1882) was an American doctor and astronomer. ...
The Hessell-Tiltman History Prize is awarded to the best work of history covering a period before WWII published in that year. ...
The Hopwood Awards are a major scholarship program at the University of Michigan, founded by Avery Hopwood. ...
Avery Hopwood (1882 - 1928) was an American playwright who wrote farces such as Getting Gerties Garter (1927). ...
The Hughes Medal, named for microphone inventor David Edward Hughes, is one of several medals awarded by the Royal Society, Englands reigning academy of science. ...
David E. Hughes David Edward Hughes (May 16, 1831 - January 22, 1900) was an accomplished musician and a professor of music as well as chair of natural philosophy at St. ...
The Hugo Award is given every year for the best science fiction or fantasy stories of the previous year, and for related areas in fandom, art and dramatic presentation. ...
Hugo Gernsback (August 16, 1884 - August 19, 1967) was born in Luxembourg, and immigrated to the United States in 1905. ...
The IEEE John von Neumann Medal was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 1990 and may be presented annually for outstanding achievements in computer-related science and technology. ...
John von Neumann in the 1940s. ...
The James Craig Watson Medal was established by the bequest of James Craig Watson, and is awarded by the US National Academy of Sciences for contributions to astronomy. ...
James Craig Watson (January 28, 1838 – November 22, 1880) was a Canadian-American astronomer born in the village of Fingal in Ontario, Canada. ...
The John Llewellyn Rhys Prize is a British based literary prize. ...
The John von Neumann Theory Prize of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS, previously The Institute of Management Science, TIMS, and the Operations Research Society of America, ORSA) is awarded annually to an individual (or sometimes group) who have made fundamental and sustained contributions to theory in...
The IEEE John von Neumann Medal was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 1990 and may be presented annually for outstanding achievements in computer-related science and technology. ...
John von Neumann in the 1940s. ...
The Kennedy Center Honors have been awarded annually, since 1978 by the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. ...
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The Albert Lasker Medical Research Awards have been awarded annually since 1946 to living persons who have made major contributions to medical science. ...
The Lemelson-MIT Prize, endowed in 1994 by Jerome H. Lemelson, and administered through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is awarded to inventors from the United States for outstanding achievement. ...
Jerome H. Lemelson (born July 18, 1923 Staten Island, New York, died October 1, 1997) was a prolific American inventor and patent holder with over 550 patents, making him one of the centurys five most prolific inventors. ...
The Lomonosov Gold Medal, named after Russian scientist and polymath Mikhail Lomonosov, is awarded each year since 1959 for outstanding achievements in the natural sciences and the humanities by the USSR Academy of Sciences and later the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS). ...
Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (Михаи́л Васи́льевич Ломоно́сов) (November 19 (November 8, Old Style), 1711 – April 15 (April 4, Old Style), 1765) was a Russian writer and polymath who made important contributions to literature, education, and science. ...
The Marcel Benoist Foundation was founded originally to make an annual monetary award to a scientist of Swiss nationality or resident of Switzerland who has made the most useful scientific discovery, with emphasis on those affecting human life. ...
Max Frisch (May 15, 1911 – April 4, 1991), was a Swiss architect, playwright and novelist, one of the most representative writers of the German literature after World War II. In his creative works Frisch paid particular attention to issues relating to problems of personal identity, morality and political commitment. ...
The Nevanlinna Prize is a prize for major contributions to mathematical aspects of computer science. ...
Rolf Herman Nevanlinna (October 22, 1895, Joensuu - May 28, 1980, Helsinki) is perhaps the most famous Finnish mathematician. ...
Sir Roger Newdigates Prize is awarded to students of the University of Oxford for Best Composition in English verse by an undergraduate who has not yet been in attendance at Oxford for four years since his or her date of admittance. ...
Sir Roger Newdigate (May 30, 1719-November 23, 1806) was an English politician and collector of antiquities. ...
The Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest is given annually by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. ...
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Alfred Nobel Alfred Bernhard Nobel listen? (October 21, 1833, Stockholm, Sweden – December 10, 1896, San Remo, Italy) was a Swedish chemist, engineer and the inventor of dynamite. ...
The Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics is a $5000 prize awarded every three years to for an outstanding contribution to applied mathematics in the highest and broadest sense. ...
The Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility was established in 1987 in honor of Norbert Wiener to recognize contributions by computer professionals to socially responsible use of computers. ...
Norbert Wiener (November 26, 1894 - March 18, 1964) was an American mathematician, known as the founder of cybernetics. ...
The O. Henry Awards are yearly prizes given to short stories of exceptional merit. ...
Author O. Henry O. Henry was the pen name of American writer William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), whose clever use of twist endings in his stories popularized the term O. Henry Ending. ...
The Ortega y Gasset Journalism Awards are named after the Spanish philosopher and journalist José Ortega y Gasset. ...
José Ortega y Gasset José Ortega y Gasset (May 9, 1883 - October 18, 1955) was a Spanish philosopher. ...
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The Prince of Asturias Awards (in Spanish: Premios PrÃncipe de Asturias) is a series of annual prizes given in Spain by the Fundación PrÃncipe de Asturias to individuals from around the world who make notable achievements in the sciences, humanities, or public affairs. ...
His Royal Highness Prince Felipe, The Prince of Asturias (Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y de Grecia; born January 30, 1968), is the third child of King Juan Carlos and Queen SofÃa of Spain. ...
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Joseph Pulitzer Joseph Pulitzer (April 10, 1847 – October 29, 1911), was a Hungarian-born American journalist. ...
Richard W. Hamming Medal is an award given annually by IEEE for exceptional contributions to information sciences, systems and technology. The medal is named after mathematician Richard W. Hamming Richard W. Hamming Medal Recipients 2004 - Jack K. Wolf 2003 - Claude Berrou and Alain Glavieux 2002 - Peter Elias 2001 - A. G...
Richard Wesley Hamming (February 11, 1915 – January 7, 1998) was a mathematician whose work had many implications for computer science and telecommunications. ...
Eugène Rambert (April 6, 1830 - November 21, 1886), was a Swiss author. ...
The Grand Prix C.F. Ramuz is a literary award of the Foundation C.F. Ramuz to honor a writers entire work. ...
Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz (September 24, 1878 – May 24, 1947) was a French-speaking Swiss writer. ...
The Hans-Reinhart-Ring (in French: LAnneau Hans-Reinhart) is a prestigious Swiss award in theatre. ...
Edouard Rod (March 31, 1857–1910), a French-Swiss novelist, was born at Nyon, in Switzerland, studied at Lausanne and Berlin, and in 1878 found his way to Paris. ...
The The David E. Rumelhart Prize for Contributions to the Theoretical Foundations of Human Cognition is an award similar to the Turing Award, except it is specific to Cognitive Science, and the award has only been running since 2001. ...
The Samuel Johnson Prize is one of the worlds most prestigious awards for non-fiction writing. ...
Samuel Johnson circa 1772, painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds. ...
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (November 10, 1759 – May 9, 1805), usually known as Friedrich Schiller, was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and dramatist. ...
The Schock Prizes were instituted by the will of philosopher and artist Rolf Schock (1933-1986). ...
Rolf Schock (1933-1986), philosopher and artist, was born in France by German parents. ...
The Shewhart Medal, named in honour of Walter A. Shewhart, is awarded annually by the American Society for Quality for . ...
Walter Andrew Shewhart (March 18, 1891 - March 11, 1967) was a physicist, engineer and statistician, sometimes known as the father of statistical quality control. ...
The Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science (in Swedish Skytteanska priset) was established in 1995 by the Johan Skytte Foundation at Uppsala University. ...
Baron Johan Skytte (Nyköping 1577 – Söderåkra March 25, 1645), Swedish politician. ...
The Somerset Maugham Award is a British literary prize given each May by the Society of Authors. ...
W. Somerset Maugham as photographed in 1934 by Carl Van Vechten. ...
The Leroy P. Steele Prizes are awarded every year by the American Mathematical Society, for distinguished research work and writing in the field of mathematics. ...
The A.M. Turing Award is given annually by the Association for Computing Machinery to a person selected for contributions of a technical nature made to the computing community. ...
Alan Turing is often considered the father of modern computer science. ...
The Turner Prize is an annual prize given to a British visual artist under 50, named after the painter J.M.W. Turner. ...
J. M. W. Turner, English landscape painter Joseph Mallord William Turner (born in Covent Garden, London on April 23, 1775 (exact date disputed), died December 19, 1851) was an English Romantic landscape artist, whose style can be said to lay the foundations for Impressionism. ...
The Vannevar Bush Award has been given each year since 1980 by National Science Foundation to persons who contributed most toward the welfare of mankind and the nation. The award is named after the American scientist Vannevar Bush (1890-1974). ...
Vannevar Bush (March 11, 1890–June 30, 1974) was an American engineer, inventor, and politician, known for his political role in the development of the atomic bomb, and idea of the memex —seen as a pioneering concept for the world wide web. ...
The Wakker Prize (in German: Wakkerpreis, in French Prix Wakker) is awarded annually by the Swiss Heritage Society to a Municipality of Switzerland for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage. ...
The Walkley Awards are an Australian literary award given out annually. ...
The Wolf Prize has been awarded annually since 1978 to living scientists and artists for achievements in the interest of mankind and friendly relations among peoples, irrespective of nationality, race, colour, religion, sex or political views. The prize is awarded in Israel by the Wolf Foundation, founded by Dr. Ricardo...
The Wollaston Medal is a scientific award for geology, the highest award granted by the Geological Society of London. ...
For the English philosophical writer, see William Wollaston. ...
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