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Grothendieck = Hectored King

June 20, 2018Original blog post

Grothendieck, king of algebraic geometry, hectored into retreating to the French countryside (as he really did). (An anagram.)

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[Title] "GROTHENDIECK = HECTORED KING"

[Grothendieck in a crown] "If you brats ask me ONE MORE QUESTION, then I swear, I'm moving to the French countryside to live in obscurity. Don't even try me."

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2018-06-20-grothendieck-hectored-king/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
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