Fields medal
Fields Prize was proposed by the late Canadian mathematician Fields. The winner must be under 40 years old before New Year's Day. 1924, at the international congress of mathematicians held in Toronto, he proposed to use the remaining funds of academic conferences as funds, and he also donated some funds himself. This initiative has been unanimously supported by mathematicians from all over the world. Fields died in 1932, but in the same year, the international congress of mathematicians held in Zurich passed the establishment of the Fields Prize, and decided to award the prize from 1936, which will be awarded at every international congress of mathematicians. The Fields Prize will be awarded 1500 USD and a gold medal.
Wolf prize
The Wolf Prize is also an international prize in mathematics. However, unlike the Fields Prize, it was established on June 1 976 65438+1October1by donations from Wolff and his family. Wolff was born in Germany and immigrated to Cuba before World War I.. It took him nearly 20 years to find out how to recover iron from slag and get rich. The Wolff family donated a total of $6.5438+million to "promote the development of science and art and benefit mankind". The Wolf Prize is awarded once a year to outstanding achievers in chemistry, agriculture, medicine, physics, mathematics and art. The prize money in each field is 6.5438+million, which can be shared by several people. There is no age limit, and the winners are all scientists who have made outstanding contributions in the world. The great prestige of these scientists makes the award widely known. It can also be said that the Wolf Prize is the "Nobel Prize" in mathematics.