I do not want money or fame. I do not want to be on display like an animal in a zoo. I am not a hero of mathematics. I am not even that successful. That is why I do not want to give any interviews.
— Grigori Perelman Contemporary

Solved Poincare conjecture, refused Fields Medal

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Reported by a Russian newspaper, attributed to him.

Date / Period

2006

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Strange & Unusual

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https://www.theguardian.com/science/22jun2010/grigori-perelman-poincare-conjectu…

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