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Topic: [HM] Droz-Farny
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Antreas P. Hatzipolakis

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Re: [HM] Grothendieck
Posted: Aug 23, 2000 12:34 AM
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In Alexander Grothendieck's biography at:

http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/Mathematicians/Grothendieck.html

we read:
In contrast to his acceptance of the 1966 Fields Medal, Grothendieck
declined the Crafoord Prize in 1988.

I am wondering why.

Antreas






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