Polish Mathematical Society

The Polish Mathematical Society (Polish: Polskie Towarzystwo Matematyczne) is the main professional society of Polish mathematicians and represents Polish mathematics within the European Mathematical Society (EMS) and the International Mathematical Union (IMU).

History

The society was established in Kraków, Poland on 2 April 1919 . It was originally called the Mathematical Society in Kraków, the name was changed to the Polish Mathematical Society on 21 April 1920. It was founded by 16 mathematicians, Stanisław Zaremba, Franciszek Leja, Alfred Rosenblatt, Stefan Banach and Otto Nikodym were among them.

Ever since its foundation, the society's main activity was to bring mathematicians together by means of organizing conferences and lectures. The second main activity is the publication of its annals Annales Societatis Mathematicae Polonae, consisting of:

• Series 1: Commentationes Mathematicae
• Series 2: Wiadomości Matematyczne ("Mathematical News"), in Polish
• Series 3: Mathematica Applicanda (formerly Matematyka Stosowana until 2012)
• Series 4: Fundamenta Informaticae
• Series 5: Didactica Mathematicae
• Series 6: Antiquitates Mathematicae
• Series 7: Delta, in Polish

The annals are also known under the Polish name Roczniki Polskiego Towarzystwa Matematycznego and under the English name Polish Mathematical Society Annals.

Stefan Banach Prize

The Polish Mathematical Society has awarded the Stefan Banach Prize to the following recipients:

International Stefan Banach Prize

The International Stefan Banach Prize (Polish: Międzynarodowa Nagroda im. Stefana Banacha) is an annual award presented by the Mathematical Society to mathematicians for best doctoral dissertations in the mathematical sciences. Its aim is to "promote and financially support the most promising young researchers" in the field of mathematics. It was founded in 2009 and is named in honour of a renowned Polish mathematician Stefan Banach (1892-1945). The laureates of the award also receive a cash prize of zl 25,000 (c.$6,500). List of laureates:

• 2009: Tomasz Elsner
• 2010: Jakub Gismatullin
• 2011: Łukasz Pańkowski
• 2012: Andras Mathe
• 2013: Marcin Pilipczuk
• 2014: Dan Petersen
• 2015: Joonas Ilmavirta
• 2016: Adam Kanigowski
• 2017: Anna Szymusiak

Presidents of the Polish Mathematical Society

See also

• European Mathematical Society
• Polish Chemical Society
• Polish Physical Society

References

• Janusz Kowalski (December 2004). "Polish Mathematical Society (PTM)" (PDF). EMS. Retrieved April 10, 2006.
• Website of the journal Wiadomości Matematyczne, edited by the Polish Mathematical Society. Retrieved on January 9, 2009.

External links

• Polish Mathematical Society website (in Polish)
• "Polish Mathematical Society". Mathematical Societies, Medals, Prizes and other honours. Archived from the original on December 14, 2005. Retrieved June 26, 2005.