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Fields medal winner. Arguably the greatest living mathematician.

• Zr01 1y ago
  Some would argue more for Wiles or Perelman on account of solving long-standing conjectures.
  • achierius 1y ago
    Top three greatest living mathematician, perhaps?
  • Analemma_ 1y ago
    I think what gives Tao the title is how multidisciplinary he is. He can wander in to a new subfield of mathematics and start making SOTA contributions after not very much time, which is a rare thing.