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We should like to have some towering geniuses, to reveal us to ourselves in colour and fire, but of course they would have to fit into the pattern of our society and be able to take orders from sound administrative types.
André Weil
Born: May 6, 1906
Died: August 6, 1998 (aged 92)
Bio: André Weil was an influential French mathematician of the 20th century, known for his foundational work in number theory and algebraic geometry. He was a founding member and the de facto early leader of the Bourbaki group.
Known for:
- The apprenticeship of a mathematician (1992)
- Basic number theory (1967)
- Number theory for beginners (1979)
- Foundations of Algebraic Geometry (1946)
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