Sophus Lie
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Marius Sophus Lie was a Norwegian mathematician. He largely created the theory of continuous symmetry and applied it to the study of geometry and differential equations. He also made substantial contr
Lie in 1896
1888 copy of "Theorie der Transformationsgruppen," volume I
Title page to "Theorie der Transformationsgruppen"
Preface to "Theorie der Transformationsgruppen"
Abel Prize
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The Abel Prize is awarded annually by the King of Norway to one or more outstanding mathematicians. It is named after the Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel and directly modeled after the Nobel
Sophus Lie
…among the 19th century masters, Lie's work is in detail certainly the least known today". Sophus Lie was an eager proponent in the establishment of the Abel Prize. Inspired by the Nansen fund named after Fridtjof Nansen, and the lack of a prize for mathematics in the Nobel Prize. He gathered support for the…
The prize is awarded in the aula of the Domus Media building of the University of Oslo Faculty of Law, where the Nobel Peace Prize was formerly awarded (it is now presented in Oslo City Hall)
Jean Pierre Serre 2003
Isadore Singer 1977
Peter Lax in Tokyo