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Grigori Perelman, an Epic card
Grigori Yakovlevich Perelman is a Russian mathematician and geometer who is known for his contributions to the fields of geometric analysis, Riemannian geometry, and geometric topology.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 65
- Power
- 145
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 510,000
Power 145 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Grigori Perelman quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Grigori Perelman card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He lives in seclusion in Saint Petersburg and has declined requests for ______ since 2006.
Answer
interviews. He lives in seclusion in Saint Petersburg and has declined requests for interviews since 2006. From the Grigori Perelman article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In the ____s, partly in collaboration with Yuri Burago, Mikhael Gromov, and Anton Petrunin, he made contributions to the study of Alexandrov spaces.
Answer
1990s. In the 1990s, partly in collaboration with Yuri Burago, Mikhael Gromov, and Anton Petrunin, he made contributions to the study of Alexandrov spaces. From the Grigori Perelman article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
2026 Atlantic hurricane season. 2026 Atlantic hurricane season 83 · Grigori Perelman 80 · Electromagnetic spectrum 76 · Terry A. Davis 70 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- In 2005, Perelman resigned from his research post in Steklov Institute of Mathematics and in 2006 stated that he had quit professional mathematics, owing to feeling disappointed over the ethical standards in the field.
- He lives in seclusion in Saint Petersburg and has declined requests for interviews since 2006.
- In the 1990s, partly in collaboration with Yuri Burago, Mikhael Gromov, and Anton Petrunin, he made contributions to the study of Alexandrov spaces.
Why it is Epic
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Grigori Perelman (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : George Bergman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

