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The Schock Prizes were instituted by the will of philosopher and artist Rolf Schock (1933-1986). The Prizes were first awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, 1993 and have been awarded every two years ever since.
The Prizes are given in four categories and decided by committees of three of the Swedish Royal Academies:
- Logic and Philosophy (decided by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences)
- Mathematics (decided by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences)
- Visual Arts (decided by the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts)
- Musical Arts (decided by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music)
Laureates in Logic and Philosophy
Laureates in Mathematics
- Elias M. Stein (United States, 1993)
- Andrew Wiles (United States, 1995)
- Mikio Sato (Japan, 1997)
- Yurij Manin (Germany, 1999)
- Elliott H. Lieb (Germany, 2001)
- Richard P. Stanley (United States, 2003)
Laureates in Visual Arts
- Rafael Moneo (Spain, 1993)
- Claes Oldenburg (United States, 1995)
- Torsten Andersson (Sweden, 1997)
- Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron (Switzerland, 1999)
- Giuseppe Penone (Italy, 2001)
- Susan Rothenberg (United States, 2003)
Laureates in Musical Arts
- Ingvar Lidholm (Sweden, 1993)
- György Ligeti (Germany, 1995)
- Jorma Panula (Finland, 1997)
- Kronos Quartet (United States, 1999)
- Kaija Saariaho (Finland, 2001)
- Anne Sofie von Otter (Sweden, 2003)
See also
External links
- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- Press Release 2003 (in Swedish)
