4. Some of his best work was done/completed while he was in military prison (ignoring his draft orders to report to World War II duty). IIRC later when he mentioned this to some official, they offered to give him the opportunity again.
(André Weil spent some time in India, previously having apparently taught himself Sanskrit at age 14 and the Bhagavad Gita being described as his constant companion. His autobiography The Apprenticeship of a Mathematician is very interesting.)
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3'. Nor with Andrew Wiles.
4. Some of his best work was done/completed while he was in military prison (ignoring his draft orders to report to World War II duty). IIRC later when he mentioned this to some official, they offered to give him the opportunity again.
(André Weil spent some time in India, previously having apparently taught himself Sanskrit at age 14 and the Bhagavad Gita being described as his constant companion. His autobiography The Apprenticeship of a Mathematician is very interesting.)