Ackermann–Teubner Memorial Award

The Alfred Ackermann–Teubner Memorial Award for the Promotion of Mathematical Sciences recognized work in mathematical analysis. It was established in 1912 by engineer Alfred Ackermann-Teubner and was an endowment of the University of Leipzig.^[1]

It was awarded 14 times between 1914 and 1941.^[2] Subsequent awards were to be made every other year until a surplus of 60,000 marks was accumulated within the endowment, at which time, the prize was to be awarded annually. The subjects included:^[3]

• History, philosophy, teaching
• Mathematics, especially arithmetic and algebra
• Mechanics
• Mathematical physics
• Mathematics, especially analysis
• Astronomy and theory of errors
• Mathematics, especially geometry
• Applied mathematics, especially geodesy and geophysics.

Honorees

The fifteen honorees between 1914 and 1941 are:^[4]

• 1914: Felix Klein^[2]
• 1916: Ernst Zermelo, prize of 1,000 marks^[5]
• 1918: Ludwig Prandtl^[6]
• 1920: Gustav Mie^[7]
• 1922: Paul Koebe^[8]
• 1924: Arnold Kohlschütter^[9]
• 1926: Wilhelm Blaschke^[10]
• 1928: Albert Defant^[11]
• 1930: Johannes Tropfke
• 1932: Emmy Noether and Emil Artin, co-honorees^[12]
• 1934: Erich Trefftz^(de)[13]
• 1937: Pascual Jordan^[14]
• 1938: Erich Hecke^[15]
• 1941: Paul ten Bruggencate^[16]

Jurists

In 1937, Constantin Carathéodory and Erhard Schmidt were invited to jury the award.^[17] Along with Wilhelm Blaschke, Carathéodory was invited again in 1944 by the German Union of Mathematicians.^[18]

See also

• List of mathematics awards