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Honorary Abel Prize awarded to Atle Selberg
Identifier
AA2012.0024
Date
2001
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Medal
Repository
Shelby White and Leon Levy Archives Center, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ, USA
Collection
Atle Selberg papers
Description
Copper, or copper-colored, medal given to Atle Selberg as an honorary Abel Prize in its founding year of 2002. The front is embossed with a portrait of Abel and the text: "Niels Henrik Abel. 1802-1829. Socius Noster." The verso is embossed with symbols including an evergreen and the motto Aemula Lauri, and the text: "Det. Kgl. Norske Videnskabers Selskab/ 1760."
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