The Wolf Prize is an international award granted in Israel, that has been presented most years since 1978 to living scientists and artists for "achievements in the interest of mankind and friendly relations among people ... irrespective of nationality, race, colour, religion, sex or political views."
The prize is awarded in Israel by the Wolf Foundation, founded by Ricardo Wolf, a German-born inventor and former Cuban ambassador to Israel. It is awarded in six fields: Agriculture, Chemistry, Mathematics, Medicine, Physics, and an Arts prize that rotates between architecture, music, painting, and sculpture. Each prize consists of a diploma and US$100,000. The awards ceremony typically takes place at a session in the Knesset.[1] The prize is described by the Foundation as being "awarded annually", but is not in fact awarded every year: between 2000 and 2010, only six prizes were awarded in most fields, and only four in Physics.
The Wolf Prizes in physics and chemistry are often considered the most prestigious awards in those fields after the Nobel Prize.[2][3][4][5] The prize in physics has gained a reputation for identifying future winners of the Nobel Prize – from the 26 prizes awarded between 1978 and 2010, fourteen winners have gone on to win the Nobel Prize, five of those in the following year.[3]
In medicine, the prize is probably the third most prestigious, after the Nobel Prize and the Lasker Award. Until the establishment of the Abel Prize, the Wolf Prize was probably the closest equivalent of a "Nobel Prize in Mathematics", since the more prestigious Fields Medal was only awarded every four years to mathematicians under forty years old. In agriculture, the prize has likewise been equated to a "Nobel Prize in Agriculture".[6]
The most recent Wolf Prize was awarded in June 2022 to:
Agriculture—Pamela Ronald “for pioneering work on disease resistance and environmental stress tolerance in rice”.
Chemistry—Bonnie L. Bassler, Carolyn R. Bertozzi, and Benjamin F. Cravatt III “for their seminal contributions to understanding the chemistry of cellular communication and inventing chemical methodologies to study the role of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins in such biological processes”.
Mathematics—George Lusztig “for groundbreaking contributions to representation theory and related areas”.
Architecture—Yoshiharu Tsukamoto and Momoyo Kaijima “for their work that highlights the importance to Architecture of its ethnographic and inhabitational characteristics, in their writings and practice”, and Elizabeth Diller “for her exceptional and influential work connecting architecture to artistic practice, engaged in the public domain”.
Laureates per countryedit
Below is a chart of all laureates per country (updated to 2023 laureates). Some laureates are counted more than once if have multiple citizenship.
^National Research Council: "National Research Initiative: A Vital Competitive Grants Program in Food, Fiber and Natural-resources Research", page 155, National Academies Press, 2000
External linksedit
"Wolf Foundation General Information". Wolf Foundation. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
. Wolf Foundation. Archived from the original on August 1, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
January 01, 1970
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The Wolf Prize is an international award granted in Israel that has been presented most years since 1978 to living scientists and artists for achievements in the interest of mankind and friendly relations among people irrespective of nationality race colour religion sex or political views Wolf PrizeAwarded forOutstanding achievement in Agriculture Chemistry Mathematics Medicine Physics and ArtsCountryIsraelPresented byWolf FoundationReward s US 100 000First awarded1978 46 years ago 1978 Websitewww wbr wolffund wbr org wbr il Contents 1 History 2 Laureates per country 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe prize is awarded in Israel by the Wolf Foundation founded by Ricardo Wolf a German born inventor and former Cuban ambassador to Israel It is awarded in six fields Agriculture Chemistry Mathematics Medicine Physics and an Arts prize that rotates between architecture music painting and sculpture Each prize consists of a diploma and US 100 000 The awards ceremony typically takes place at a session in the Knesset 1 The prize is described by the Foundation as being awarded annually but is not in fact awarded every year between 2000 and 2010 only six prizes were awarded in most fields and only four in Physics The Wolf Prizes in physics and chemistry are often considered the most prestigious awards in those fields after the Nobel Prize 2 3 4 5 The prize in physics has gained a reputation for identifying future winners of the Nobel Prize from the 26 prizes awarded between 1978 and 2010 fourteen winners have gone on to win the Nobel Prize five of those in the following year 3 In medicine the prize is probably the third most prestigious after the Nobel Prize and the Lasker Award Until the establishment of the Abel Prize the Wolf Prize was probably the closest equivalent of a Nobel Prize in Mathematics since the more prestigious Fields Medal was only awarded every four years to mathematicians under forty years old In agriculture the prize has likewise been equated to a Nobel Prize in Agriculture 6 The most recent Wolf Prize was awarded in June 2022 to Agriculture Pamela Ronald for pioneering work on disease resistance and environmental stress tolerance in rice Chemistry Bonnie L Bassler Carolyn R Bertozzi and Benjamin F Cravatt III for their seminal contributions to understanding the chemistry of cellular communication and inventing chemical methodologies to study the role of carbohydrates lipids and proteins in such biological processes Mathematics George Lusztig for groundbreaking contributions to representation theory and related areas Physics Paul Corkum Ferenc Krausz and Anne L Huillier for pioneering contributions to ultrafast laser science and attosecond physics Architecture Yoshiharu Tsukamoto and Momoyo Kaijima for their work that highlights the importance to Architecture of its ethnographic and inhabitational characteristics in their writings and practice and Elizabeth Diller for her exceptional and influential work connecting architecture to artistic practice engaged in the public domain Laureates per country editBelow is a chart of all laureates per country updated to 2023 laureates Some laureates are counted more than once if have multiple citizenship Country Number of laureates nbsp United States 190 nbsp United Kingdom 41 nbsp Israel 25 nbsp France 23 nbsp Japan 15 nbsp Canada 15 nbsp Hungary 14 nbsp Soviet Union nbsp Russia 14 nbsp Germany 13 nbsp Italy 11 nbsp Austria 10 nbsp Belgium 8 nbsp Sweden 7 nbsp Switzerland 6 nbsp Spain 5 nbsp Netherlands 5 nbsp Argentina 4 nbsp Taiwan 4 nbsp Poland 3 nbsp India 2 nbsp Portugal 2 nbsp Denmark 2 nbsp China 1 nbsp Brazil 1 nbsp Mexico 1 nbsp Egypt 1 nbsp South Africa 1 nbsp Rhodesia 1 nbsp Jordan 1 nbsp Norway 1 nbsp Finland 1 nbsp Uruguay 1 nbsp Georgia 1 nbsp Cyprus 1See also edit nbsp Israel portal Lists of art awards List of general science and technology awards List of mathematics awardsReferences edit Faculty Notes Cornell Arts amp Sciences Newsletter Cornell University November 1980 p 7 Physicsworld com Wolf prize goes to particle theorists a b Harris Margaret November 2010 Gongs away Physics World 23 11 Bristol Institute of Physics Publishing 46 47 Bibcode 2010PhyW 23k 46H doi 10 1088 2058 7058 23 11 46 Basolo F From Coello to Inorganic Chemistry A Lifetime of Reactions page 65 Springer 2002 IREG List of International Academic Awards PDF IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence 2019 Retrieved 26 February 2023 National Research Council National Research Initiative A Vital Competitive Grants Program in Food Fiber and Natural resources Research page 155 National Academies Press 2000External links edit Wolf Foundation General Information Wolf Foundation Retrieved 2007 08 24 Wolf Foundation Founders and Donors Wolf Foundation Archived from the original on August 1 2007 Retrieved 2007 08 24 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wolf Prize amp oldid 1152792043, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
