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Grigori Yakovlevich Perelman (Russian: Григорий Яковлевич Перельман, IPA: [ɡrʲɪˈɡorʲɪj ˈjakəvlʲɪvʲɪtɕ pʲɪrʲɪlʲˈman] ⓘ; 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.
Apr 6, 2007 · Grigori Perelman, Russian mathematician who was awarded—and declined—the Fields Medal in 2006 for his work on the Poincare conjecture and Fields medalist William Thurston’s geometrization conjecture. He was the first mathematician ever to decline the Fields Medal.
May 30, 2024 · Mathematician Grigori Perelman solved some of the biggest math mysteries of the last century, but declined the awards and fame for doing so.
13 June 1966 Leningrad, USSR (now St Petersburg, Russia) Summary. Grigori Perelman is a Russian mathematician who proved the Poincaré Conjecture and who refused to accept a Fields Medal or the $1000000 Clay Prize. View six larger pictures.
May 18, 2019 · Grigori Perelman, who solved the Poincaré conjecture, the only one of the Millennium Prize Problems to be solved, hasn't been seen in over a decade.
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Grigori Perelman is an eminent Russian mathematician who won all-Russian mathematical Olympiad. He is known for making a monumental contribution to geometric topology and Riemannian geometry. He also proved the Thurston’s geometrization conjecture and the soul conjecture.
Jan 16, 2014 · Perelman’s paper was only four pages long, and struck many mathematicians by its apparent simplicity: the « trick » he used had been in the public domain for twenty years.
