Maxim Kontsevich
Awards & Honours
9
Awards Won
8
Honours
2
Records
Maxim Kontsevich's trophy case is extraordinary even by the standards of elite mathematicians. The Fields Medal in 1998 placed him among the top minds of his generation, and he is one of a very few to also win the Crafoord Prize, the Shaw Prize, and two Breakthrough Prizes. This combination of honors spans both pure mathematics and theoretical physics, reflecting the rare breadth of his influence.His work has reshaped how mathematicians approach moduli spaces, knot invariants, and deformation quantization, opening avenues that others have built upon for decades. The 2015 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics, with its $3 million prize, was a recognition of the depth and impact of his ideas. Each award highlights a different facet of his genius, from solving a famous conjecture to creating new frameworks that are now standard tools.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences
Elected for his outstanding contributions to mathematics.
Member of the French Academy of Sciences
Elected as a foreign member.
Member of Academia Europaea
Elected for his scientific achievements.
Member of Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
Elected as a foreign member.
Honorary Member of the London Mathematical Society
For his contributions to mathematics.
Doctor Honoris Causa
Honorary doctorate.
Doctor Honoris Causa
Honorary doctorate.
Doctor Honoris Causa
Honorary doctorate.
Records & Feats
First to prove the Witten conjecture
In 1992, Kontsevich provided the first proof of Edward Witten's conjecture relating intersection theory on moduli spaces of curves to integrable systems.
One of few to win Fields, Crafoord, Shaw, and Breakthrough Prizes
Kontsevich is among a select group of mathematicians to have received all four of these major international awards.