Zwiet Lectures The Ziwet Lectures were established in 1934 through a bequest from Professor Alexander Ziwet, a faculty member and chair of the UM Department of Mathematics from 1888-1925. He stipulated that his estate “should be used for the promotion of scientific work.” The Ziwet lectures have been one of the most prestigious lectures series in the department.  Following in a list of distinguished mathematicians who have given Ziwet Lectures. 2008 Zwiet Lecture (pdf) Year   Speaker           2006   J. Marsden   2003   M. Artin   2001   W. Gowers   2000   P. Sarnak   1997   J. Bourgain   1992   R.L. Graham   1990   G.A. Margulis   1988   K. Uhlenbeck   1986   P.D. Lax   1984   R.H. Bott   1982   S.T. Yau   1980   W.P. Thurston   1978   E. Bombieri   1976   I.M. Singer   1974   D. Mumford   1970   L.V. Ahlfors   1968   M. Atiyah   1966   J. Milnor   1964   L. Nirenberg   1962   I. Kaplansky   1960   J.H.C. Whitehead   1958   M. Kac   1953   A.M. Gleason   1949   R.H. Fox   1946   K. Friedrichs   1944   C. Chevalley   1944   J.W.T. Youngs   1944   P. Erdos   1941   S. MacLane   1939   J. von Neumann   1938   E. Hecke   1937   O. Szasz   1936   R.A. Fisher   1936   Eduard Cech