Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
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)