Quote of the day
If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
Jean-Pierre Serre

Born: September 15, 1926 (age 98)
Bio: Jean-Pierre Serre is a French mathematician who has made contributions to algebraic topology, algebraic geometry, and algebraic number theory. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1954, the Wolf Prize in 2000 and the Abel Prize in 2003.
Known for:
- A Course in Arithmetic (1973)
- Linear Representations of Finite Groups (1977)
- Local Fields (1980)
- Trees (1980)
- Algebraic Groups and Class Fields (1988)