《數學年鑒》雜志由阿爾弗雷德·克萊布施和卡爾·諾伊曼于1868年創辦。接著是菲利克斯·克萊因、大衛·希爾伯特、奧托·布魯門撒爾、埃里希·赫克、海因里希·本克、漢斯·格勞特、海因茨·鮑爾、赫伯特·阿曼、讓-皮埃爾·布爾吉岡、沃爾夫岡·拉克和奈杰爾·希欽。從1868年起，Mathematische Annalen這個名字就代表著數學研究論文發表的悠久傳統和高質量。《數學年鑒》不是一本專業期刊，而是涵蓋了現代數學的廣泛領域。

The journal Mathematische Annalen was founded in 1868 by Alfred Clebsch and Carl Neumann. It was continued by Felix Klein, David Hilbert, Otto Blumenthal, Erich Hecke, Heinrich Behnke, Hans Grauert, Heinz Bauer, Herbert Amann, Jean-Pierre Bourguigon, Wolfgang Lück and Nigel Hitchin.Since 1868 the name Mathematische Annalen stands for a long tradition and high quality in the publication of mathematical research articles. Mathematische Annalen is designed not as a specialized journal but covers a wide spectrum of modern mathematics.