The Abel Prize 2008 2012 Covering the years 2008 2012 this book profiles the life and work of recent winners of the Abel Prize: · John G. Thompson and Jacques Tits 2008 · Mikhail Gromov 2009 · John T. Tate Jr. 2010 · John W. Milnor 2011 · Endre Szemerédi 2012. The profiles feature autobiographical information as well as a description of each mathematicians work. In addition each profile contains a complete bibliography a curriculum vitae as well as photos old and new. As an added feature interviews with the Laureates are presented on an accompanying web site (http: extras.springer.com ). The book also presents a history of the Abel Prize written by the historian Kim Helsvig and includes a facsimile of a letter from Niels Henrik Abel which is transcribed translated into English and placed into historical perspective by Christian Skau. This book follows on The Abel Prize: 2003 2007 The First Five Years (Springer 2010) which profiles the work of the first Abel Prize winners. Preface K.G. Helsvig: The Abel Prize the Missing Nobel in Mathematics. 2008 John G. Thompson and Jacques Tits: J.G.Thompson: Some Reflections. R. Lyons and R.M.Guralnick: The Work of John Griggs Tompson: A Survey List of Publications for John G. Thompson Curriculum Vitae for John G. Thompson F. Buekenhout: A biography of Jacques Tits F. Buekenhout: A Report on the Scientific Contributions of Jacques Tits List of Publications Curriculum Vitae 2009 Misha Gromov: M.Gromov: A Few Recollections D.Burago and Ya. Eliashberg (Eds.): A Few Snapshots From the Work of Mikhail Gromov List of Publications Curriculum Vitae 2010 John T. Tate Jr.: J.Tate: An Autobiography J.S. Milne: The Work of John Tate List of Publications Curriculum Vitae 2011 John W. Milnor: J.Milnor: Autobiography H.Bass: Milnors Work in Algebra and Its Ramifications M.Lyubich: John Milnors Work in Dynamics L.C.Siebenmann: John W. Milnors Work on the Classification of Differentiable Manifolds List of Publications Curriculum Vitae 2012 Endre Szemerédi.: E. Szemerédi: Autobiography W.T.Gowers: The Mathematics of Endre Szemerédi List of Publications Curriculum Vitae A Letter by Niels Henrik Abel to August Leopold Crelle C.Skau: Abel and the Theory of Algebraic Equations Appendices: The Abel Committee The Niels Henrik Abel Board The Abel Lectures 2003 2012 The Abel Presenters 2003 2012. Addenda Errata and Updates