Awards and Honours
Piatetski-Shapiro was elected to the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities in 1978, and was the recipient of numerous prizes, including:
- In 1981, the Israel Prize, for mathematics; and
- In 1990, the Wolf Prize for Mathematics.
He was invited to address the quadrennial International Mathematical Congress — one of the highest mathematical honors — 4 times: 1962, 1966 (gave plenary address), 1978 (presented 45 minute talk), and 2002.
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