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Grigori Perelman Quotes

born 1966 Russia

Grigori Yakovlevich Perelman (born 13 June 1966) is a Russian mathematician who is known for his contributions to the fields of geometric analysis, Riemannian geometry, and geometric topology. In 1994, he proved the soul conjecture in Riemannian geometry, which had been an open problem for the previous 20 years.

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Of course, there are many mathematicians who are more or less honest. But almost all of them are conformists. They are more or less honest, but they tolerate those who are not honest.

If the proof is correct then no other recognition is needed.

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