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John Fields

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Mathematician

The Resume

    (May 14, 1863-August 9, 1932)
    Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    Canadian mathematician and namesake of the Fields Medal
    President of the Royal Canadian Institute
    PhD in Mathematics from Johns Hopkins

Why he might be annoying:

    His PhD dissertation was 'Symbolic Finite Solutions by Definite Integrals of the Equation dny/dxn=xmy.'
    The Fields Medal is only awarded to persons under 40 years old.
    He granted Mussolini a private audience.
    The prize for the Fields Medal is only $15,000 US dollars.

Why he might not be annoying:

    The Fields Medal is considered to be the Nobel Prize of mathematics and was named in Field's honor posthumously.
    He worked tirelessly to improve mathematical and other scientific research.
    He opposed the involvement of politics in scientific matters.
    He was an incredibly hard worker who could reputedly go days without sleep and could inspire others to equally heroic efforts.

Credit: tom_jeffords


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 83 Votes: 38.55% Annoying