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Royal Dutch Mathematical Society

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Royal Dutch Mathematical Society
Koninklijk Wiskundig Genootschap (translation: Royal Mathematical Society)
AbbreviationKWG
Founded1778
TypeScientific society
Location
  • Netherlands
FieldMathematics
Chair
Barry Koren
Websitehttps://www.wiskgenoot.nl/

The Royal Dutch Mathematical Society (Koninklijk Wiskundig Genootschap in Dutch, abbreviated as KWG) was founded in 1778.[1] 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[2] for high school children, and the scientific journal Indagationes Mathematicae.

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. E. J. Brouwer.

Honorary members

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Honorary members of the Koninklijk Wiskundig Genootschap[3]
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

Institutional members

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The society has the following institutional members:[4]

References

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  1. ^ Beckers, Danny (2008), "The Royal Dutch Mathematical Society since 1778" (PDF), Nieuw Archief voor Wiskunde, 9 (2): 147–149, MR 2454666.
  2. ^ "Pythagoras, wiskundetijdschrift voor jongeren". pyth.eu (in Dutch). Koninklijk Wiskundig Genootschap. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Ereleden". www.wiskgenoot.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  4. ^ "Instituutsleden". www.wiskgenoot.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-01-11.
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  • "KWG". wiskgenoot.nl Official website. Koninklijk Wiskundig Genootschap. 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.


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