Grigori Perelman

Григорий Перельман · Grigory Perelman

born 1966

He solved a very hard maths problem and would not take the prizes.

He was born in Leningrad, which is Saint Petersburg now.

He solved a very hard maths problem about the shape of space.

He would not take the prizes.

Places

  • Saint Petersburg

Made or found

  • A proof of a very hard maths problem. Grigori Perelman solved it. He would not take the prizes.