Valz Prize

The Valz Prize (Prix Valz) was awarded by the French Academy of Sciences, from 1877 through 1970, to honor advances in astronomy.

[1][2] The Valz Prize was established in June 1874 when the widow of astronomer Benjamin Valz,[1] Marie Madeleine Julie Malhian,[3] donated 10,000 francs to establish a prize in honor of her late husband.

The Valz Prize was to be awarded for work of similar stature as that honored by the pre-existing Lalande Prize.

The first Valz Prize was awarded in 1877 to brothers Paul and Prosper Henry, and was for the sum of 460 francs.

[1] Save for 1924, the French Academy of Sciences awarded the Valz Prize annually from 1877 to 1943.