The AMS was founded in 1888 as the New York Mathematical Society, the brainchild of Thomas Fiske, who was impressed by the London Mathematical Society on a visit to England. John Howard Van Amringe was the first president and

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The AMS, along with the Mathematical Association of America and other organizations, holds the largest annual research mathematics

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The AMS selects an annual class of Fellows who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of mathematics.

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The AMS publishes Mathematical Reviews, a database of reviews of mathematical publications, various journals, and books. In 1997 the AMS acquired the Chelsea Publishing Company, which it continues to use as an imprint. In 2017, the AMS acquired the MAA Press,

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The AMS was an early advocate of the typesetting program TeX, requiring that contributions be written in it and producing its own packages

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The AMS is led by the President, who is elected for a two-year term, and cannot serve for two consecutive terms.
1888–1900
• John Howard Van Amringe (New York Mathematical Society) (1888–1890)
• Emory McClintock (New

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Some prizes are awarded jointly with other mathematical organizations. See specific articles for details.
• Bôcher Memorial Prize
• Cole Prize

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