| Wolf Prize | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded for | Outstanding achievement inAgriculture,Chemistry,Mathematics,Medicine,Physics, andArts |
| Country | Israel |
| Presented by | Wolf Foundation |
| Reward(s) | US $100,000 |
| First award | 1978; 47 years ago (1978) |
| Website | www |
TheWolf Prize is an internationalaward granted inIsrael, that has been presented most years since 1978 to living scientists and artists for "achievements in the interest of mankind and friendly relations among people ... irrespective of nationality, race, colour, religion, sex or political views."
The prize is awarded inIsrael by theWolf Foundation, founded byRicardo Wolf, a German-born inventor and formerCuban ambassador to Israel. It is awarded in six fields:Agriculture,Chemistry,Mathematics,Medicine, andPhysics, and anArts prize that rotates between architecture, music, painting, and sculpture. Each prize consists of a diploma and US$100,000. The awards ceremony typically takes place at a session in theKnesset.[1]
The Wolf Prizes in physics and chemistry are often considered the most prestigious awards in those fields after the Nobel Prize.[2][3][4][5] The prize in physics has gained a reputation for identifying future winners of the Nobel Prize – from the 26 prizes awarded between 1978 and 2010, fourteen winners have gone on to win the Nobel Prize, five of those in the following year.[3]
In medicine, the prize is probably the third most prestigious, after the Nobel Prize and theLasker Award. Until the establishment of theAbel Prize, the Wolf Prize was probably the closest equivalent of a "Nobel Prize in Mathematics", since the more prestigiousFields Medal was only awarded every four years to mathematicians under forty years old. In agriculture, the prize has likewise been equated to a "Nobel Prize in Agriculture".[6]
The most recent Wolf Prize was awarded in June 2022 to:
Below is a chart of all laureates per country (updated to 2023 laureates). Some laureates are counted more than once if have multiple citizenship.
| Country | Number of laureates |
|---|---|
 United States | 190 |
 United Kingdom | 41 |
 Israel | 25 |
 France | 23 |
 Hungary | 16 |
 Japan | 15 |
 Canada | 15 |
 Soviet Union / Russia | 14 |
 Germany | 13 |
 Italy | 11 |
 Austria | 10 |
 Belgium | 8 |
 Sweden | 7 |
 Switzerland | 6 |
 Spain | 5 |
 Netherlands | 5 |
 Argentina | 4 |
 Taiwan | 4 |
 Poland | 3 |
 India | 2 |
 Portugal | 2 |
 Denmark | 2 |
 China | 1 |
 Brazil | 1 |
 Mexico | 1 |
 Egypt | 1 |
 South Africa | 1 |
 Rhodesia | 1 |
 Jordan | 1 |
 Norway | 1 |
 Finland | 1 |
 Uruguay | 1 |
 Georgia | 1 |
 Cyprus | 1 |
