Borcherds in Columbus

Richard Borcherds in Columbus, 1998
Richard Borcherds (center) visiting Columbus in April, 1998 to give the Zassenhaus Lectures. Subsequently at the 1998 ICM in August, Borcherds was awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the monstrous moonshine conjectures. To the left of Borcherds is Steve Rallis, and on the right is Bob Griess, visiting from Michigan, who constructed the monster simple group. (Photo by Koichiro Harada.)


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