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Mikhail Gromov has received the Abel Prize. Foto: Erlend Aas/Scanpix

Mikhail Gromov has received the Abel Prize. Foto: Erlend Aas/Scanpix

Mikhail Gromov received the Abel Prize from King Harald

The Russian-French mathematician Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov, Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, Bures-sur-Yvette, France received the 2009 Abel Prize from His Majesty King Harald at an award ceremony in Oslo today, 19 May. Her Majesty Queen Sonja also attended the award ceremony. The Minister of Research and Higher Education, Tora Aasland, was among the many other prominent persons present. The Abel Prize that carries a cash award of NOK 6,000,000 (close to € 700,000, US$ 950,000), is awarded by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.

The 2009 Abel Prize is awarded to Mikhail Gromov for his revolutionary contributions to geometry. Kristian Seip, the chairman of the Abel Committee, elaborated on this in his speech at the award ceremony:
– Mikhail Gromov is a remarkably creative mathematician. He is always in pursuit of new questions and is constantly thinking of new ideas for solutions of long-standing problems. The work of Gromov will for a long time to come continue to be a source of inspiration for many important mathematical discoveries.

Film from the award ceremony

In connection with this year’s Abel Prize award ceremony, an approximately three minutes long news feature will be produced related to the ceremony. The video can be used free of charge by the media. Different formats will be provided both for use on television and for the web, with both Norwegian and English voiceover. Embed-code will also be available.

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Video from Mikhail Gromov's Abel lecture

Gromov

The Universitetet of Oslo, 20.05.2009

knappWatch the video at the multi media page

News feature from the Abel Prize Ceremony 2009

Gromov

In connection with the award ceremony, an approximately three minute long news feature was produced.

knappWatch the video.

Go to Mulitmedia 2009 for media-versions.

Information on the prize winner and his achievements are found on the Laureate 2009 page.

knappWatch earlier webcast from the announcement