Royal Dutch Mathematical Society
The Royal Dutch Mathematical Society (Koninklijk Wiskundig Genootschap in Dutch, abbreviated as KWG) was founded in 1778. Its goal is to promote the development of mathematics, both from a theoretical and applied point of view. The society publishes the quarterly journal Nieuw Archief voor Wiskunde, the magazine Pythagoras, wiskundetijdschrift voor jongeren for high school children, and the scientific journal Indagationes Mathematicae.
Royal Dutch Mathematical Society
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- Mathematics
- Founded
- 1778
- Headquarters
- Amsterdam
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The Royal Dutch Mathematical Society (Koninklijk Wiskundig Genootschap in Dutch, abbreviated as KWG) was founded in 1778. Its goal is to promote the development of mathematics, both from a theoretical and applied point of view. The society publishes the quarterly journal Nieuw Archief voor Wiskunde, the magazine Pythagoras, wiskundetijdschrift voor jongeren for high school children, and the scientific journal Indagationes Mathematicae.
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Each year the society organizes a winter symposium for high school teachers. Biannually Koninklijk Wiskundig Genootschap organizes the Dutch Mathematical Congress. Once every three years, the society awards the prestigious Brouwer Medal to a distinguished mathematician. This medal is named after L.
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• Native Name — Koninklijk Wiskundig Genootschap (translation: Royal Mathematical Society) • Abbreviation — KWG • Type — Scientific society • Founded — 1778 • Location — Netherlands • Field — Mathematics • Leader Title — Chair • Leader Name — Barry Koren • Website — https: www.wiskgenoot.nl/
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Institutional members
The society has the following institutional members: • Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica • Delft University of Technology • Eindhoven University of Technology • Leiden University • Radboud University Nijmegen • University of Amsterdam: • Institute for Logic, Language and Computation • Korteweg-de Vries Institute for Mathematics • University of Groningen • Utrecht University • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Honorary members of the Koninklijk Wiskundig Genootschap • Date of award — Name • 30-04-1938 — I. M. Vinogradov • 28-09-1957 — Paul Erdős • 28-09-1957 — Kurt Mahler • 28-09-1957 — Alfred Tarski • 25-04-1964 — Mark Kac • 21–05–1966 — Pavel Alexandrov • 21-05-1966 — Dirk Jan Struik • 1966 — Johannes van der Corput • 1966 — Jan Arnoldus Schouten • 1966 — Willem van der Woude • 29-03-1978 — O. Bottema • 29-03-1978 — Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter • 29-03-1978 — Bartel Leendert van der Waerden • 29-03-1978 — J.H. Wansink • 10-04-1985 — Hans Freudenthal • 08-04-1988 — Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen • 08-04-1988 — Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn • 17-04-1998 — Fred van der Blij • 17-04-1998 — Jacob Korevaar • 17-04-1998 — J.J. Seidel • 16-04-2004 — P.C. Baayen • 16-04-2004 — J. H. van Lint • 16-04-2004 — J.A.F. de Rijk (pseudonym "Bruno Ernst") • 13-04-2007 — J. van de Craats • 13-04-2007 — Dirk van Dalen • 13-04-2007 — F. Verhulst • 05-04-2013 — Robert Tijdeman • 22-03-2016 — Rien Kaashoek • 22-03-2016 — Henk van der Vorst • 23-04-2019 — Herman te Riele
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