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Schock Prize

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.

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

• W.V. Quine (United States, 1993)
• Michael Dummett (United Kingdom, 1995)
• Dana S. Scott (United States, 1997)
• John Rawls (United States, 1999)
• Saul A. Kripke (United States, 2001)
• Solomon Feferman (United States, 2003)

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

• Nobel Prize
• Right Livelihood Award
• Polar Music Prize
• Fields Medal
• Nevanlinna Prize
• Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
• List of prizes, medals, and awards

External links

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

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