Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • News
  • Published:

Maths 'Nobel' prize declined by Russian recluse

Grigory Perelman a no-show for his Fields Medal.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Access options

Buy this article

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Authors

Related links

Related links

Related external links

International Congress of Mathematicians 2006

The Fields Medal

Prizes given by the International Mathematical Union

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Hogan, J. Maths 'Nobel' prize declined by Russian recluse. Nature (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/news060821-5

Download citation

  • Published:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news060821-5

Search

Quick links

Nature Briefing

Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing