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Alexander Grothendieck

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Profession
Mathematician
Died
Nov 13, 2014
Zodiac
Aries
Born in
Germany
About
Mathematician known for creating the modern theory of algebraic geometry. His generalization of the classical Riemann-Roch theorem launched the study of algebraic and topological K-theory.
Family
His parents were anarchists who fled from Germany to France during World War II. His father died in the Auschwitz concentration camp.

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