The International Mathematical Union was founded in Strasbourg in 1920, in the aftermath of the First World War, as part of the International Research Council, which excluded scientists from the former Central Powers, including Germany and Austria. The Frenchman Émile Picard was its first president. The exclusion of German mathematicians from the 1920 and 1924 International Congresses of Mathematicians caused controversy, and the first union was dissolved in 1932. The present International Mathematical Union was established after the Second World War, and it organizes the International Congress of Mathematicians every four years, at which the Fields Medal is awarded. The Fields Medal was proposed at the 1924 congress and first awarded in 1936.
Before and after
- 10 August 1920Treaty of Sèvres
- 16 August 1920Birth of Charles Bukowski
- 18 August 1920The 19th Amendment gives American women the vote
- 22 August 1920Birth of Ray Bradbury
- from 20 September 1920 to 1 January 1932Founding of International Mathematical Union
- from 23 September 1920 to 2 December 1920Turkish–Armenian War
- from 24 September 1920 to 29 November 1920Red Army invasion of Armenia
- 2 November 1920KDKA begins the first commercial radio broadcasts
- from 15 November 1920 to 1 September 1939Free City of Danzig
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