Mathematics Without Borders

1 Prologue to the History of the IMU.- 1.1 Ideas of International Mathematical Cooperation Awaken.- 1.2 Formation of Institutionalized Congresses in.- 1.3 International Mathematical Activities Before World War I.- 1.4 Politics Enters into International Cooperation in Science.- 2 The Old IMU (1920-1932).- 2.1 The Foundation of the IMU in the Aftermath of World War I.- 2.2 Mounting Opposition Against the IMU’s Policy of Exclusion.- 2.3 Transformation of the International Research Council into the International Council of Scientific Unions.- 2.4 The IMU Separates from the Congresses.- 2.5 The IMU Adrift.- 2.6 Suspension of the IMU.- 3 Mathematical Cooperation Without the IMU (1933-1939).- 3.1 The Fields Medals.- 3.2 Collaboration in Mathematical Education.- 3.3 A Failed Attempt to Found a New IMU.- 3.4 The Oslo Congress in.- 4 Foundation of the New IMU (1945-1951) 73.- 4.1 American Declaration of Universality.- 4.2 Preparation of the IMU Statutes.- 4.3 The Rebirth of the IMU.- 4.4 ICM-1950 at Harvard: American Tour de Force.- 5 The IMU Takes Shape (1952-1954).- 5.1 The First General Assembly in Rome in.- 5.2 The Secretariat of the IMU.- 5.3 Starting the IMU’s Activities.- 5.4 ICMI Becomes Attached to the Union.- 5.5 The 1954 General Assembly in the Netherlands.- 5.6 ICM-1954 in Amsterdam: Comeback of the Old World.- 6 Expansion of the IMU (1955-1958) 121.- 6.1 Membership of Socialist Countries.- 6.2 The Chinese Problem Emerges.- 6.3 The World Directory of Mathematicians.- 6.4 Extension of Mathematical Activities.- 7 The IMU and International Congresses (1958-1962).- 7.1 The 1958 General Assembly in Scotland.- 7.2 ICM-1958 in Edinburgh.- 7.3 Why Organize Large ICMs?.- 7.4 The IMU Becomes a Partner of the ICMs.- 7.5 The 1962 General Assembly in Sweden.- 7.6 ICM-1962 inStockholm: An IMU Breakthrough.- 8 Consolidation of the IMU (1963-1970).- 8.1 The USSR Hosts the 1966 General Assembly.- 8.2 ICM-1966 in Moscow: East and West Meet.- 8.3 The 1970 General Assembly in France.- 8.4 ICM-1970 in Nice.- 9 North-South and East-West Connections (1971-1978).- 9.1 New Programs and Trends.- 9.2 The 1974 General Assembly in Canada.- 9.3 ICM-1974 in Vancouver: Disagreement About the Program.- 9.4 How to Make an ICM.- 9.5 The 1978 General Assembly in Finland.- 9.6 ICM-1978 in Helsinki.- 10 Politics Interferes with the IMU (1979-1986).- 10.1 The IMU and the Soviet National Committee.- 10.2 Martial Law in the Host Country of the Congress.- 10.3 The 1982 General Assembly in Poland.- 10.4 ICM-1983 in Warsaw: Mathematics Above Politics.- 10.5 The 1986 Presidential Election.- 10.6 China Joins the IMU.- 11 The IMU and Related Organizations.- 11.1 The IMU as a Member of ICSU.- 11.2 ICMI as a Subcommission of the IMU.- 11.3 Commission on Development and Exchange.- 11.4 Problems in Africa.- 11.5 The IMU and the History of Mathematics.- 11.6 The IMU and Applied Mathematics.- 12 The IMU in a Changing World (1986-1990).- 12.1 The 1986 General Assembly in California.- 12.2 ICM-1986 at Berkeley.- 12.3 Japan Hosts the 1990 General Assembly.- 12.4 ICM-1990 in Kyoto.- 12.5 World Mathematical Year 2000.- 1 Members of the IMU.- 2 General Assemblies of the IMU.- 3 Executive Committees of the IMU.- 4 Meetings of the IMU Executive Committees.- 5 Central Committees of the International Commission on the Teaching of Mathematics.- 6 Executive Committees of ICMI.- 7 Commissions on Development and Exchange.- 8 International Congresses of Mathematicians.- 9 Fields Medals.- 10 Rolf Nevanlinna Prizes.- 11 Union Lectures.- 12 Finances.- 13 Archives (as of June 1996).- Notes.