The Polish Mathematical Society () is the main professional society of Polish mathematicians and represents Polish mathematics within the European Mathematical Society (EMS) and the International Mathematical Union (IMU).
History
The society was established in Kraków, Poland on 2 April 1919 . It was originally called the Mathematical Society in Kraków, the name was changed to the Polish Mathematical Society on 21 April 1920. It was founded by 16 mathematicians, Stanisław Zaremba, Franciszek Leja, Alfred Rosenblatt, Stefan Banach and Otto Nikodym were among them.
Ever since its foundation, the society's main activity was to bring mathematicians together by means of organizing conferences and lectures. The second main activity is the publication of its annals Annales Societatis Mathematicae Polonae, consisting of: Series 1: Commentationes Mathematicae Series 2: Wiadomości Matematyczne ("Mathematical News"), in Polish Series 3: Mathematica Applicanda (formerly Matematyka Stosowana until 2012) Series 4: Fundamenta Informaticae Series 5: Didactica Mathematicae Series 6: Antiquitates Mathematicae Series 7: Delta, in Polish
The annals are also known under the Polish name Roczniki Polskiego Towarzystwa Matematycznego and under the English name Polish Mathematical Society Annals.
Stefan Banach Prize
The Polish Mathematical Society has awarded the Stefan Banach Prize to the following recipients:
International Stefan Banach Prize
The International Stefan Banach Prize () is an annual award presented by the Mathematical Society to mathematicians for best doctoral dissertations in the mathematical sciences. Its aim is to "promote and financially support the most promising young researchers" in the field of mathematics. It was founded in 2009 and is named in honour of a renowned Polish mathematician Stefan Banach (1892-1945). The laureates of the award also receive a cash prize of zl 25,000 (c.$6,500). List of laureates:
2009: Tomasz Elsner
2010: Jakub Gismatullin
2011: Łukasz Pańkowski
2012: Andras Mathe
2013: Marcin Pilipczuk
2014: Dan Petersen
2015: Joonas Ilmavirta
2016: Adam Kanigowski
2017: Anna Szymusiak
Presidents of the Polish Mathematical Society
See also
European Mathematical Society
Polish Chemical Society
Polish Physical Society
References
Website of the journal Wiadomości Matematyczne, edited by the Polish Mathematical Society. Retrieved on January 9, 2009.
External links
Polish Mathematical Society website (in Polish)