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De Morgan Medal - Definition and Overview

The De Morgan Medal is a prize for outstanding contribution to mathematics, awarded by the London Mathematical Society (LMS). The Society's most prestigeous award, it is given in memory of Augustus De Morgan, who was the first President of the LMS.

The medal is given every third year (in years divisible by 3). The only grounds for the award of the Medal are the candidate's contributions to mathematics but it can only be awarded to a mathematician who is normally resident in the United Kingdom on 1st January of the relevant year.

Past winners of the medals are:

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