Templeton Prize

Templeton Prize 2019

Question: Who has been awarded the prestigious Templeton Prize for the year 2019?
(a) Jean Vanier
(b) Marcelo Gleiser
(c) John Langlands
(d) Alvin Plantinga
Answer: (b)
Related facts:

  • Marcelo Gleiser was announced as the 2019 Templeton Prize Laureate. He is a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and a leading proponent of the view that science, philosophy, and spirituality are complementary expressions of humanity’s need to embrace mystery and the unknown,
  • He is Appleton Professor of Natural Philosophy and a professor of physics and astronomy at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. He is a native of Brazil. He becomes the first Latin American to be awarded the Templeton Prize.

Templeton Prize:

  • The Templeton Prize, valued at 1.1 million British pounds, is one of the world’s largest annual individual awards and honors a person who has made an exceptional contribution to affirming life’s spiritual dimension whether through insight, discovery, or practical works.
  • The award is given by John Templeton Foundation since 1972. It was established by global investor and philanthropist Sir John Templeton.
  • The former recipients of the Templeton Prize include Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Mother Teresa and Dalai Lama.

Link:
http://www.templetonprize.org/currentwinner.html
https://www.vpr.org/post/science-meets-spirituality-dartmouth-professor-marcelo-gleiser-awarded-templeton-prize#stream/0