Talk:Mikhail Gromov

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A few minutes ago I deleted him from the List of French Jews. Now I am hesitating. Here are questions: Is he French, is he Jew (or at least does he recognize himself a Jew)? Place of birth? Citizenship? Mikkalai 18:26, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Gromov was born in Russia but became a French citizen in 1995. He is almost definitely ethnically Jewish (one reliable source is [1], but I can get more details if you like). I don't know how he identifies religiously. However the general consensus on List of Jews and similar pages is that ethnic identity is sufficient (though an individual with only one Jewish parent who does not identify as Jewish should be mentioned as such). Juko 20:44, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Since there are "passport" categories for people, this information must be clearly stated in the article, so that he be properly categorized: is he at Category:French mathematicians, Category:American mathematicians Category:Jewish Russian people (probably to be renamed into Category:Russian and Soviet Jews), whatever. Mikkalai 21:24, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)