The Gauss Lectureship (Gauß-Vorlesung) is an annually awarded mathematical distinction, named in honor of Carl Friedrich Gauss. It was established in 2001 by the German Mathematical Society with a series of lectures for a broad audience.
Each Gauss Lecture is paired with another presentation on the history of mathematics.
| Year | Gauss Lecturer |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Gerhard Huisken |
| 2002 | Ralph Erskine |
| 2003 | Thomas Sonar |
| Karl Sigmund | |
| 2004 | Isadore Singer |
| 2005 | Rupert Klein |
| Günter M. Ziegler | |
| 2006 | Stefan Müller |
| Penelope Maddy | |
| 2007 | Don Zagier |
| Willi Jäger | |
| 2008 | John Morgan |
| Bernold Fiedler | |
| 2009 | Felix Otto |
| Hendrik Lenstra | |
| 2010 | Walter Schachermayer |
| E. Brian Davies | |
| 2011 | Michael Struwe |
| Wolfgang Dahmen | |
| 2012 | Friedrich Götze |
| Matthias Kreck | |
| 2013 | Ben Green |
| Jürgen Richter-Gebert | |
| 2014 | Robert Ghrist |
| 2015 | Martin J. Gander[1] |
| Volker Mehrmann[2] | |
| Ingrid Daubechies[3][4] | |
| 2016 | Nicolas Monod[5][6] |
| 2017 | Helmut Pottmann |
| Werner Ballmann | |
| Cedric Villani | |
| 2018 | Katrin Wendland |
| Caroline Lasser | |
| 2019 | Laszlo Szekelyhidi |
| Michael J. Hopkins | |
| 2020 | no lecture held |
| 2021 | Maryna Viazovska |
| Valentin Blomer | |
| 2022 | Ulrike Tillmann |
| László Lovász | |
| 2023 | Manfred Lehn |