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“Before beginning [to try to prove Fermat's Last Theorem] I should have to put in three years of intensive study, and I haven't that much time to squander on a probable failure.”

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David Hilbert, a German mathematician born on January 23, 1862, and died on February 14, 1943, was one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century. He is renowned for his contributions to the foundations of mathematics, geometry, number theory, and functional analysis. more

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