The Kuratowski Prize ( Polish : Nagroda im. Kazimierza Kuratowskiego ) is a Polish annual mathematics award conferred jointly by the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) and the Polish Mathematical Society (PTM) for contributions in the field of mathematics granted to individuals under the age of 30. It is named in honour of Polish mathematician and logician Kazimierz Kuratowski (1896–1980).
6-577: The prize was established in 1981 on the initiative of physician and politician Zofia Kuratowska , who was personally the daughter of Kazimierz Kuratowski. It is presented annually by the Institute of Mathematics of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Polish Mathematical Society ( Polskie Towarzystwo Matematyczne ). The Kuratowski Prize ceremony takes place during the scientific session of
12-693: The HIV/AIDS epidemic throughout the 1980s, the government turned to Kuratowska, working with her to prevent the spread of the virus despite having blacklisted her earlier in the decade due to her Solidarity activism. In 1989, she took part in the Polish Round Table Agreement , and from there ran for the Senate in the first democratic elections. She won with 82.5 percent of the vote, the largest margin of any candidate, which she accomplished by saying that she "could not promise anything." In her first term, she
18-539: The Polish Mathematical Society and the laureate of the prize is invited to give a speech on a chosen subject. It is considered the most prestigious award for young mathematicians in Poland. In 2015, Joanna Kułaga-Przymus became the first woman to be awarded the prize. As of 2024, there have been two women mathematicians to receive this recognition, the other being Agnieszka Hejna (2023). Notable laureates of
24-586: The prize have included two Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science winners: Mariusz Lemańczyk (1987) and Tomasz Łuczak (1997); Erdős Prize winner Wojciech Samotij (2013); and Stefan Banach Prize winner Jerzy Weyman (1984). The list of recipients of the Kuratowski Prize: Zofia Kuratowska Zofia Kuratowska (20 July 1931 – 8 June 1999) was a Polish doctor, politician, and diplomat of Jewish descent. She
30-947: Was born in 1931 in Skolimów . Her father, Kazimierz Kuratowski , was a mathematician who worked at the Warsaw School of Mathematics . Kuratowska took part in the Warsaw Uprising during World War II. After the war ended, she graduated from the Medical University of Warsaw with a specialty in hematology , and became a doctor. In the 1980s she joined the Solidarity movement and became one of their healthcare workers. During her time in Solidarity, she took care of over 1,000 political prisoners, and published underground magazines emphasizing their lack of care and inadequate living conditions. During
36-730: Was chosen to be Deputy Marshal of the Senate. During this time, she also ran the Hematology Clinic at the Warsaw School of Medicine. Kuratowska was re-elected to the Senate in 1991 in 1993, serving as Deputy Marshal again during her third term. She served on the Committee on Social Affairs and Health and the Foreign Affairs Committee. After her term ended in 1997, she was nominated to be the ambassador to South Africa , where she spent
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