János Bolyai Mathematical Society
The János Bolyai Mathematical Society is the Hungarian mathematical society, named after János Bolyai, a 19th-century Hungarian mathematician, a co-discoverer of non-Euclidean geometry. It is the professional society of the Hungarian mathematicians, applied mathematicians, and mathematics teachers. It was founded in 1947, as one of the two successor societies of the Mathematical and Physical Society founded in 1891. It is a member-society of the European Mathematical Society.
Presidents of the Society
- László Rédei
- György Alexits
- György Hajós
- László Fejes Tóth
- Pál Turán
- Ákos Császár
- András Hajnal
- Imre Csiszár
- Gyula Katona
- Péter Pál Pálfy
Periodicals
The society publishes the following periodicals.- Középiskolai Matematikai Lapok monthly for highschool students
- Matematikai Lapok a journal containing expository articles and reports on the activities of the Society
- Periodica Mathematica Hungarica a general mathematics research journal
- Combinatorica, a journal publishing original research papers in combinatorics and computer science
- ''Colloquia Mathematica Societatis, Janos Bolyai''
Awards
- Manó Beke Commemorative Prize, given to at most 7 mathematics teachers
- Géza Grünwald Commemorative Prize for young researchers
- Gyula Farkas Commemorative Prize to young researchers in applied mathematics
- Tibor Szele Commemorative Medal for major researchers who created scientific schools
- László Patai Commemorative Prize for supporting one student or young researcher