Italian Mathematical Union

The Unione Matematica Italiana ( UMI ), the union of the mathematician of Italy, was established in 1922 on the initiative of the Italian mathematician Salvatore Pincherle (University of Bologna) on the model of relevant associations in other countries, such as the Société Mathématique de France ( 1872), the German mathematician Association (1891 ), the American Mathematical Society (1891 ) and the International Mathematical Union ( 1920), was founded. Approximately 180 mathematicians responded to this start-up initiative; leading Italian mathematician Luigi Bianchi as Vito Volterra and supported the project and participated in the publication of an article by 1922 appeared strip from which the Bollettino dell'Unione Matematica Italiana emerged later. Salvatore Pincherle was elected the first president. The number of members rose to 1940 on 400 and is currently (2010) approximately 2500th

The UMI is a charitable foundation ( Royal Decree of 15 October 1923) with the aim of promoting and disseminating the mathematical sciences and their results. The seat of the Association is Piazza Porta San Donato 5, I- 40126 Bologna.

1928 organized the U.M.I. the International Congress of Mathematicians in Bologna, who scored a total of 840 participants. Pincherle then had to overcome a great deal of resistance to the French, the German mathematician did not want to know invited. Every four years, organized the U.M.I. a large Congress of Mathematicians. Seat of U.M.I. is the mathematical faculty of the University of Bologna.

The following periodicals are from the U.M.I. published:

  • Notiziario dell'Unione Matematica Italiana ( ISSN 0393-0998 ), since 1974
  • Bollettino dell'Unione Matematica Italiana ( ISSN 1972-6724 ), since 1922
  • La Matematica nella nella Società e Cultura - Rivista Matematica Italiana dell'Unione ( ISSN 1972-7356 ), since 1998

It publishes a monograph series Quaderni and the collected works of important Italian mathematician.

The U.M.I. award some prizes:

  • Premio Renato Caccioppoli: This 5,200 euro prize ( as of 2000) is named after the Professor of Analysis of the University of Naples and is awarded every four years for work in Analysis to an Italian mathematician at the age of more than 38 years since 1960.
  • Premio Giuseppe Bartolozzi: This award was donated in 1969 by Professor Federico Bartolozzi in memory of his son. It is awarded every two years for outstanding research of a young Italian mathematician ( under 33 years ) and is endowed with 1500 Euros (as of 2000).
  • Premio Franco Tricerri: This award is named after the 1994 in a plane crash in China who died professor of geometry at the University of Florence Tricerri and since 1995 every two years for work in differential geometry to a mathematician or physicist who no longer than three years completed his studies, awarded; he is endowed with 1,000 euros (as of 2000).
  • Premio Calogero Vinti: This 4,100 euro prize (as of 2000) and named after the former Professor of Analysis at the University of Perugia prize is awarded every four years since 1998 for work Analysis in an Italian mathematician who is younger than 40 years.
  • Stampacchia Medal for calculus of variations, named after Guido Stampacchia

President after Salvatore Pincherle were: Luigi Berzolari, Enrico Bompiani, Giovanni Sansone, Alessandro Terracini, Giovanni Ricci, Guido Stampacchia, Enrico Magenes, Carlo Pucci, Vinicio Villani, Alessandro Figa Talamanca, Alberto Conte, Carlo Sbordone. Currently (2009) Franco Brezzi is president.

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