Abstract
PARIS. Academy of Sciences, December 21.—M. Albert Gaudry in the chair.—After the delivery of the annual presidential address, the prizes offered for the year 1903 were awarded. In geometry, the Francceur prize to M. Émile Lemoine for the whole of his work in geometry; the Poncelet prize to Prof. M. Hilbert, University of Göttingen, for his works on the principles of geometry. In mechanics, the extraordinary prize of 6000 francs was divided as follows;—one-half to M. Maugas, chief engineer in the navy, for his researches on the stability of battleships and his works on submarine navigation; the other half was divided in equal parts between Lieutenants Jehenne, Gaillard, and Germain, the first for his work in the application of wireless telegraphy to the navy, the other two for the improvements they have carried out in apparatus intended for the transmission of orders or signals during a battle. The Montyon prize was awarded to Prof. Bodin for designing and executing a new system of cantilever at the Viaur viaduct; the Plumey prize to Prof. Marchis for the free courses of instruction in applied mechanics organised by him, and more especially for his lessons on stearn and heat engines. The Fourneyron prize was not awarded. In astronomy, the Pierre Guzman prize was not awarded; the Lalande prize was awarded to Prof. Campbell, of the Lick Observatory, for his investigations in stellar spectroscopy and astronomical physics; the Valz prize to M. Borrelly for his discoveries of comets; and the G. de Pontecoulant prise, intended to encourage researches in celestial mechanics, to M. H. Andoyer for his memoirs on the theory of the moon and that of the small planets. In physics, the Hébert prize was awarded to Dr. E. Goldstein, of the Berlin Observatory, for his investigations, during thirty years, of electric discharges through rarefied gases and the discovery of a particular kind of radiation; the Hughes prize fell to M. Pierre Picard for the improvements effected in telegraphy, improvements which have increased the rapidity of transmission in submarine cables; the Gaston Planté prize to M. Hospitalier for his ondograph. In statistics, the Montyon prize was not awarded, though MM. Loncq, de Montessus de Ballore, and Razous each received an honourable mention. In chemistry, the Jecker prize was given to M. L. Bouvcault for his numerous researches in organic chemistry during the last seventeen years. The La Caze prize fell to M. A. Guntz for his thermochemical investigations on the compounds of fluorine with metalloids and with metals. In mineralogy and geology the Delesse prize is awarded to M. Emmanuel de Margerie, joint author with General de la Noë of “Les Formes du Terrain,” and translator into French of “La Face de la Terre,” by Prof. Suess, of Vienna. In physical geography, M. R. P. Colin received the Gay prize for the determination of numerous geographical positions in Madagascar. In botany, the grand prize of the physical sciences was not awarded, nor were the Bordin and Desmazières prizes. M. Maire was accorded the Montagne prize for his delicate researches in connection with the Basidiomycetes. The Thore prize was awarded to M. de Istvanffl for his work upon the diseases of the vine known as “white” or “red” rot. In rural economy the Bigot de Morogues prize fell to M. Eugène Rister for his well-known “Géologie agricole.” In anatomy and zoology, M. R. Fourtau is accorded the Savigny prize for his memoirs on Egyptian stratigraphy and other palæontological subjects, and M. Krempf receives an honourable mention. The Countess Maria von Linden gained the Da Gama Machado prize for two memoirs on the development of the colours in the wings of butterflies. In medicine and surgery, Montyon prizes are awarded to M. Dominici for his memoirs on the normal condition, of certain organs, and also when infected; to M. Jean Camus for a work entitled “Les Hémoglobinuries”; to M. Robert Lœwy for his method of peritoneal grafting1. Honourable mention was also made of the contributions of MM. Nicolle and Remlinger, Nobecourt, Merklen and Sevin, Ch. Monod and J. Vanverts. The Barbier prize is divided between MM. Anthony and Glover, the work of the former being in connection with the sternum, and that of the latter a new therapeutic method based on the application of a warm spray of non-volatile liquid. The arrears of the Bréant prize were divided between M. E. Chambori for his memoir “L'nstitut de vaccine animale, son histoire depuis sa fondation en 1864,” and Dr. Borrel for his papers on the parasitic theory of cancer. The Godard prize was awarded to Drs. N. Halle and B. Mötz for their contributions to the pathological anatomy of the bladder. Dr. J. B. Hillairet received an honourable mention. The Lallemand prize was divided between Mlle. Joteyko and MM. Gamier and Gololiau, and Dr. Giuseppe Pagano was honourably mentioned. Dr. Paul Godin received the Larrey prize for his contribution on military hygiene, and M. G.-H. Lemoine and Dr. Jules Regnault were honourably mentioned. Dr. F, Battesti was accorded the Bellion prize, while Dr. R. Glatard was mentioned very honourably. The arrears of the Mège prize fell to Dr. A. Monprofit for his work “Chirurgie des ovaires et des trompes.” Dr. Alfred Fournier was awarded the Chaussier prize for his important contributions to medical and social science. In physiology, the Montyon prize was divided, between M. Arthus for his researches on the coagulation of the blood, and M. V. Henri for his work on the action of diastases. The work of M. Bounhiol on the respiration of annelids receives particular mention. The Philipeaux prize was accorded to M. Lucien Daniel for. his investigations as to the nature of grafts and grafting. Prof. Chas. Richet received the La Caze prize for his numerous contributions to physiology. Dr. J. Denoyès was awarded the Pourat prize for his treatment of the subject proposed, viz. the action of high frequency currents on the phenomena of life. The essays of MM. Regnier and Bruhat were honourably mentioned. Prof. H.-G. Zeuthen, of Copenhagen, received the Binoux prize for his studies on the history of the sciences. Of the general prizes, the Lavoisier medal was awarded to Prof. Carl Graebe, of Geneva, for his work in organic chemistry. Berthelot medals were awarded to Prof. Graebe and to MM. Bouveault, Guntz, Chavanne, Victor Henri, Arthus, and Capelle. The Montyon prize (unhealthy trades) was not awarded, but an honourable mention was accorded, to M. Édouard Capelle for his work on lighting and heating by acetylene, the Wilde prize to M. Collet for his determinations of the intensity of gravity, the Tchihatchef prize to Dr. Sven Hedin for his explorations in Asia, the Cuvier prize, to M. Eugène Simon for his “Histoire naturelle des Araignées,” the Parkin prize to MM. Lacroix and Giraud for their investigations on the recent eruptions of Martinique, the Petit D'Ormoy prize (mathematical sciences) to M. Jacques Hadamard, the Petit D'Ormoy prize (natural sciences) to M. Bernard I Renault, the Boileau prize to M. Marius-Georges Grandjean, the, Estrade-Delcros prize to M. Léon Teisserenc de Bort for his fourteen years' work in meteorology, the Cahpurs prize between MM. Marquis and Chavanne, the Saintour prize to M. Marcel Brillouin for his works on mathematical physics, the Trémont prize to M. Charles (Frëmont for his method of determining the limit of elasticity of metals employed in the arts, the Gegner prize to M. Jean-Henri Fabre for his investigations in biological science, the Lannelongue prize to Mme. Vve Nepveu, the prize founded by Mme. la Marquise de Laplace to M. Re my (Louis-Gabriel), and that founded by M. Félix Rivot is divided between MM. Remy, Breynaert, Gillier, and Bouteloup.
Article PDF
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Societies and Academies . Nature 69, 215–216 (1903). https://doi.org/10.1038/069215b0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/069215b0