Albert Leon Whiteman Memorial Prize
Awarded forNotable exposition on the history of mathematics.
CountryUnited States
Presented byAmerican Mathematical Society (AMS)
Reward(s)US $5,000
First awarded2001
Last awarded2021
Websitewww.ams.org/prizes/whiteman-prize.html

The Albert Leon Whiteman Memorial Prize is awarded by the American Mathematical Society for notable exposition and exceptional scholarship in the history of mathematics.

The prize was endowed in 1998 with funds provided by Sally Whiteman in memory of her late husband Albert Leon Whiteman. Originally it was awarded every 4 years with the first prized handed out in 2001. Since 2009 the prize is awarded every 3 years and carries a prize money of $5000.

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