Nemmers Prize in Mathematics
The Frederic Esser Nemmers Prize for mathematics - is a two- annually by the private Northwestern University in Evanston (Illinois ) award granted for works of " consistent outstanding importance " in the field of mathematics.
Together with the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics - he was donated by the brothers Erwin E. Nemmers and Frederic E. and equipped with an endowment of U.S. $ 14 million. The larger portion of the proceeds will serve to increase the endowment to be awarded in the future prices of other scientific disciplines can.
2006, the prizes awarded were endowed with $ 150,000 U.S., whereby the Nemmers Prize for Mathematics of the most lucrative math prize in the United States.