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The medal is named after James Joseph Sylvester (1814 - 1897) who was Savilian Professor of Geometry, Oxford, in the 1880s.
A bronze medal is awarded triennially for the encouragement of mathematical research and a gift of £1000 accompanies it. It will next be awarded in 2009.
Most recent winner
The Sylvester medal was awarded in 2006 to Sir Peter Swinnerton-Dyer FRS for his fundamental work in arithmetic geometry and his many contributions to the theory of ordinary differential equations..
'It is a unique feeling for a mathematician like myself to belong to the same ranks as Issac Newton from the past or Michael Atiyah from to-day. Receiving the Sylvester medal was a great surprise and honour to me'. Lennart Carleson (Winner, 2003)
The Sylvester medal will next be awarded in 2009 and the winner will be chosen by the A-side Medals and Awards Committee. If you would like to be alerted when nominations open, please contact awards@royalsoc.ac.uk
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