Wihuri International Prize

The Wihuri International Prize is a prize awarded by the Wihuri Foundation for International Prizes to people who have furthered the cultural or economic development in Finland. Founded in 1953 by Antti Wihuri, The Wihuri Foundation for International Prizes also awards the music prize Wihuri Sibelius Prize. The awarded prizes range from EUR 30,000 to 150,000, and a prize must be awarded at least every three years.

The prize may be awarded to private individuals or organizations regardless of nationality, religion, race or language. The International Prize has been awarded to mostly Finnish and foreign scientists. The first Wihuri International Prize was awarded on October 9, 1958, the birthday of Antti Wihuri, to Mathematics Professor Rolf Nevanlinna. By 2015 the Wihuri Foundation for International Prizes has awarded 19 Wihuri International Prizes.

Prizewinners
Year Recipient [1] Country
1958 Rolf Nevanlinna  Finland
1961 Pentti I. Halonen  Finland
Väinö Hovi  Finland
1968 Sir. John McMichael  United Kingdom
Lars Ahlfors  Finland
1971 Peter Hirsch  Germany
1976 Georg Henrik von Wright  Finland
Jaakko Hintikka  Finland
1979 Derrick B. Jelliffe  United Kingdom
1982 Aldo van Eyck  Netherlands
1983 Aksel C. Wiin-Nielsen  Denmark
1985 John Williams Mellor  United States
1988 Kullervo Kuusela  Finland
1991 Kari I. Kivirikko  Finland
1994 Olli Lounasmaa  Finland
1997 Niilo O.B. Hallman  Finland
2003 Barbara Czarniawska  Poland
2012 Merja Penttilä  Finland
2015 Thania Paffenholz  Germany

References
  1. "Wihuri International Prize". Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation. 2017-07-31.
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