Schock Prize

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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 since.

Each recipient currently receives 400,000 Sweden Kroner, which is a little over $50,000 USD.

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)

Table of contents

1 Laureates in Logic and Philosophy
2 Laureates in Mathematics
3 Laureates in Visual Arts
4 Laureates in Musical Arts
5 See also
6 External links

Laureates in Logic and Philosophy

Laureates in Mathematics

1993 Elias M. Stein (United States)
1995 Andrew Wiles (United States)
1997 Mikio Sato (Japan)
1999 Yurij Manin (Germany)
2001 Elliott H. Lieb (Germany)
2003 Richard P. Stanley (United States)

Laureates in Visual Arts

1993 Rafael Moneo (Spain)
1995 Claes Oldenburg (United States)
1997 Torsten Andersson (Sweden)
1999 Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron (Switzerland)
2001 Giuseppe Penone (Italy)
2003 Susan Rothenberg (United States)

Laureates in Musical Arts

External links

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Press Release 2003 (in Swedish)