Lorentz Medal
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Lorentz Medal is a distinction awarded every four years by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. It was established in 1925 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the doctorate of Hendrik Lorentz. The medal is given for important contributions to theoretical physics, though in the past there have been some experimentalists among its recipients.
The first winner, Max Planck, was personally selected by Lorentz.{{cite book |last1=Berends |first1=Frits|last2=van Delft |first2=Dirk |date=2019 |title=Lorentz, Gevierd Wetenschapper, Geboren Verzoener | language=Dutch |publisher=Prometheus |page=549 |isbn=9789044642667}} Eleven of the 23 award winners later received a Nobel Prize. The Lorentz medal is ranked fifth in a list of most prestigious international academic awards in physics.{{cite journal|last=Meho |first=Lokman I. |title=Highly prestigious international academic awards and their impact on university rankings |journal=Quantitative Science Studies |volume=1|issue=2|pages=824–848|year=2020|doi=10.1162/qss_a_00045 |doi-access=free}}
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External links
- [https://www.knaw.nl/fondsen-en-prijzen/lorentzmedaille Official Lorentz Medal site at the Royal Academy]
- [https://www.lorentz.leidenuniv.nl/lorentzmedal Lorentz Medal site at the Institute Lorentz]
Category:Dutch honorary society awards