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Grothendieck Visit Report

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Visiting Alexander Grothendieck Mohammad Hadi Hedayatzadeh On February 18, 2011 I met Alexander Grothendieck at the gate of his house in Lasserre, France. The idea of meeting Grothendieck was on my mind ever since I learned about his beautiful Mathematics and his charismatic character as a student in Iran about 10 years before. At that time the idea was raw and more a fancy than something that could one day be realized. The more I studied Algebraic Geometry the more I admired Grothendieck's mind and genius. I was determined to meet him. Towards the end of my…

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