Fields Prize is an international mathematics prize established at the request of Canadian mathematician john charles fields. First awarded in 1936, it is often regarded as the Nobel Prize in mathematics.
The Fields Prize is awarded every four years, and an award ceremony is held at the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) of the International Mathematical Union (IMU) every four years. Every time it is awarded to two or four young mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions. Winners must be under 40 years old before New Year's Day of that year, and each person will receive a bonus of15,000 Canadian dollars (CAD) and a gold medal.
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The Nobel Prize consists of six categories: physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, peace and economics, and does not involve the field of mathematics. In this context, two international mathematics prizes have been established in the world: one is the Fields Prize, which is evaluated by the International Mathematical Union and presented at the quadrennial international congress of mathematicians.
The other is the annual Abel Prize established by the Norwegian government. These two awards have high authority and influence, and gradually developed into the highest international awards in the field of mathematics, so they are known as the Nobel Prize in the field of mathematics.
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The jury of the Fields Prize is elected by the Executive Committee of the League of Nations, and is generally chaired by the President of the International Mathematical Union. The judges will select at least two Fields Prize winners who can represent all fields of mathematics.
One of the requirements of the Fields Medal for winners is that all winners should not be over 40 years old. French mathematician Searle, winner of the Fields Prize in 1954, holds the record of the minimum age when winning the prize: 27 years old, and the winner must be under 40 before New Year's Day.
Fields strongly advocated that the development of mathematics should be international. He has unique views on the importance of international exchange of mathematics and has made great contributions to promoting the development of mathematics in North America.
In order to make mathematics in North America develop rapidly and catch up with Europe, he took the lead in promoting postgraduate education in Canada, and also fully prepared and presided over the International Congress of Mathematicians held in Toronto in 1924 (this was the first international congress of mathematicians held outside Europe).