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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.
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]
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]
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