The London Mathematical Society has elected Professor Mikhael Gromov of the IHES, France, and Professor Karen Uhlenbeck of the University of Texas in Austin, U.S.A. to Honorary Membership of the Society.

Mikhael Gromov is one of the most important mathematicians of our time. His influence goes far beyond the boundaries of his own field, and he brings a profoundly original approach to the subjects he works on. In algebra he is well known for his work on hyperbolic groups and polynomial growth which has inspired an entire generation of geometric group theorists. In analysis his h-principle on differential relations has laid the foundations for a geometric theory of PDEs.

Karen Uhlenbeck is a distinguished mathematician at the highest international level, specialising in differential geometry, non-linear partial differential equations and mathematical physics. Her foundational work on the analytic aspects of mathematical gauge theory is recognised as providing the analytic foundation underlying the applications of gauge theory to geometry and topology that are among the more striking developments in twentieth century mathematics.

Full citations for Professor Gromov and Professor Uhlenbeck will appear in the LMS Bulletin.