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5. The Prize Competition of Oscar II

Author : Ferdinand Verhulst

Published in: Henri Poincaré

Publisher: Springer US

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Abstract

In the summer of 1885, an announcement of a prize competition appeared in several scientific journals. The announcement, from Gösta Mittag-Leffler, stated that King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway had decided to sponsor a scientific competition, with a prize to be awarded on January 21, 1889, his 60th birthday. The practical aspects of the competition were the responsibility of three committee members: chairman Gösta Mittag-Leffler (Stockholm), Karl Weierstrass (Berlin), and Charles Hermite (Paris). The prize would consist of a gold medal and the sum of 2500 kronor. The memoirs offered for the competition were to be submitted by June 1, 1888.

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Metadata
Title
The Prize Competition of Oscar II
Author
Ferdinand Verhulst
Copyright Year
2012
Publisher
Springer US
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2407-9_5

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