Latsis Foundation
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The Latsis Foundation is a charitable foundation, founded in 1975 by the Greek
shipping magnate John Latsis. Amongst other prizes and symposia, it funds the European Latsis Prize
and it has endowed the Lakatos Award
. The foundation is based in Geneva
.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
shipping magnate John Latsis. Amongst other prizes and symposia, it funds the European Latsis Prize
European Latsis Prize
The European Latsis Prize is awarded annually by the European Science Foundation for "outstanding and innovative contributions in a selected field of European research". The prize is worth 100,000 Swiss francs and is awarded within a different discipline each year...
and it has endowed the Lakatos Award
Lakatos Award
The Lakatos Award is given annually for a contribution to the philosophy of science which is widely interpreted as outstanding. The contribution must be in the form of a book published in English during the previous six years....
. The foundation is based in Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
.