Grigori Perelman:

I'm not a hero of mathematics. I'm not even a mathematician. I'm just a man who knows how to calculate.

— Grigori Perelman Contemporary

Solved Poincare conjecture, refused Fields Medal

Allegedly said to a neighbor

2010s

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"If I had accepted the prize, I would have become a tool of the establishment."

"I have nothing against mathematicians, just the way they organize things."

"I have my own thoughts."

"I have no interest in publicity."

"I have everything I need. I am a free man."

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