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[[Image:Perelman.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Gregori Perelman's facebook photo.]]

[[Image:Perelman.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Gregori Perelman's facebook photo.]]

'''Gregori Perelman''' is a Russian mathematician, notable for proving the [[Poincaré conjecture]].  He is also the only person to ever turn down the prestigious [[Fields Medal|Fields medal]], and has chosen to leave mathematical work after his proof was published.

'''Grigori Perelman''' is a Russian mathematician, notable for proving the greatest unsolved problem of the 20th century, the [[Poincaré conjecture]]. 

 

Perelman has been sharply critical of the organized mathematical community.  He is the only person to ever turn down the prestigious [[Fields Medal|Fields medal]], and has chosen to leave mathematical work after his proof was published.

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[[Category: Mathematicians]]

[[Category: Mathematicians]]