Grigori Perelman

Russian mathematician

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2014 Russian media reported Perelman was potentially working in nanotechnology in Sweden, though he was later spotted back in Saint Petersburg.
2014 Russian media reported Perelman was potentially working in nanotechnology in Sweden, though he was later spotted back in Saint Petersburg.
2012 Writer Brett Forrest briefly interacted with Perelman, who tersely dismissed a reporter by stating he was 'picking mushrooms'.
2012 Writer Brett Forrest briefly interacted with Perelman, who tersely dismissed a reporter by stating he was 'picking mushrooms'.
2011 A Russian documentary titled 'Иноходец. Урок Перельмана' ('Maverick: Perelman's Lesson') was released, featuring discussions about Perelman's work by leading mathematicians including Mikhail Gromov, Ludwig Faddeev, Anatoly Vershik, Gang Tian, and John Morgan.
2011 A Russian documentary titled 'Иноходец. Урок Перельмана' ('Maverick: Perelman's Lesson') was released, featuring discussions about Perelman's work by leading mathematicians including Mikhail Gromov, Ludwig Faddeev, Anatoly Vershik, Gang Tian, and John Morgan.
April 2011 Aleksandr Zabrovsky claimed to have conducted an interview with Perelman about rejecting the one million dollar prize, though many journalists believe this interview was likely fabricated.
April 2011 Aleksandr Zabrovsky claimed to have conducted an interview with Perelman about rejecting the one million dollar prize, though many journalists believe this interview was likely fabricated.
July 1 2010 Rejected the one million dollar Clay Millennium Prize, arguing that Richard S. Hamilton's contribution was equally significant.
July 1 2010 Rejected the one million dollar Clay Millennium Prize, arguing that Richard S. Hamilton's contribution was equally significant.
June 8 2010 Perelman did not attend the ceremony at the Institut Océanographique de Paris to accept his $1 million Millennium Prize.
June 8 2010 Perelman did not attend the ceremony at the Institut Océanographique de Paris to accept his $1 million Millennium Prize.
March 18 2010 Announced as meeting the criteria for the first Clay Millennium Prize for resolving the Poincaré conjecture.
March 18 2010 Announced as meeting the criteria for the first Clay Millennium Prize for resolving the Poincaré conjecture.

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