European Latsis Prize
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The European Latsis Prize is awarded annually by the European Science Foundation for "outstanding and innovative contributions in a selected field of European research". The prize is worth 100,000 Swiss francs and is awarded within a different discipline each year. The prize was inaugurated in 1999 by the Latsis Foundation and ended in 2012. The prize was awarded in a different scientific field.
Laureates
| Year | Awardee | Country | Chosen Field | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jürgen Baumert | Template:Country | "Research and/or Innovation in Education"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 2000 | Kenneth Holmes | Template:Country Template:Country |
"Molecular Structure"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 2001 | André Berger<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Country | "Climate Research" | |
| 2002 | Annette Karmiloff-Smith | Template:Country | "Cognitive Sciences" | |
| 2003 | Colin Renfrew<ref>http://www.esf.org/esf_pressarea_page.php?language=0§ion=6&year=2003&newsrelease=72Template:Dead link</ref> | Template:Country | "Archaeology" | |
| 2004 | Amos Bairoch<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Country | "Bioinformatics" | |
| 2005 | Donal Bradley<ref>http://www.esf.org/esf_pressarea_page.php?section=6&language=0&newsrelease=97Template:Dead link</ref> | Template:Country | "Nano-Engineering" | |
| 2006 | Rainer Bauböck | Template:Country | "immigration and social cohesion in modern societies" | "for his in-depth research on migration issues"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 2007 | Willi Kalender | Template:Country | "Medical Imaging" | "for his outstanding contributions in the field of medical imaging"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 2008 | Simon White | Template:Country | "Astrophysics" | "for his outstanding contribution to the field of astrophysics"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 2009 | Uta Frith | Template:Country/Template:Country | ||
| Chris Frith<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||||
| 2010 | Ilkka Hanski | Template:Country | "Biodiversity" | "for his contributions to research concerning biodiversity in general and metapopulation biology in particular"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 2011 | James Vaupel | Template:Country | "Demography" | "for his contributions to research on ageing and lifespan, and his profound influence on demographic research" |
| 2012 | Uffe Haagerup | Template:Country | “Mathematics” | "for ground-breaking and important contributions to the theory of operator algebras"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |