Prize in History of Science
Prof Thomas Morel honoured by the French Academy of Sciences
Prof Morel (left) at the award ceremony in Paris // Photo Académie des sciences - Mathieu Baumer
The award was presented at a ceremony on 25 November under the dome of the Palais de l'Institut de France in Paris. Each year, the ceremony brings together leading figures from research, scientific organisations and public and private partners to honour significant contributions to science and innovation. More than forty winners from a wide range of disciplines - from mathematics and biology to the history of science - were honoured this year.
To the award winner
Thomas Morel is professor of the history of mathematics and its teaching at the university of Wuppertal. Born in France, he studied mathematics and the history of science at the universities of Bordeaux and Augsburg. He completed his doctorate in the history of science at the University of Bordeaux in 2013.
This was followed by a period as a visiting researcher at the Technical University of Berlin and the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science. Before moving to Wuppertal, he was also an assistant professor at the University of Lille and at the Laboratoire de Mathématiques in Lens.
Morel's research interests include the history of mathematics in the early modern period, the history of scientific institutions and mathematics education. From 2020 to 2025, Morel was president of the Société française d'histoire des sciences et des techniques, the French society for the history of science and technology.
