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From what I believe, many of the old days Mathematicians were given PhD by various institutes after they got famous. Not all had PhD, but most of good one got i
by jitendrac 6y ago
From what I believe, many of the old days Mathematicians were given PhD by various institutes after they got famous.
Not all had PhD, but most of good one got it after being recognized. Also don't forget many people of that time did not publicize their work.