Talk:Michael Atiyah

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The edit replacing Atiyah's upbringing in the Sudan, by Cairo-Egypt - the Sudan is where he himself said he was mostly brought up, and learned Arabic at school, in a recent newspaper interview. Charles Matthews 11:56, 1 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Does not belong in the category of top-priority mathematics articles. No historical article does, only substantives ones. Even as regards history of mathematics, the priority of any living person, which should depend on the significance of their role in the development of the field, should be inferior to that of historically prior persons, whose lasting contributions are more clear. Aminorex 14:09, 21 June 2007 (UTC)