Template:Did you know nominations/Klaus Roth

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 23:55, 15 May 2019 (UTC)

Klaus Roth[edit]

  • ... that Fields Medal-winning mathematician Klaus Roth performed so poorly on the Mathematical Tripos that his tutor suggested he take "some commercial job with a statistical bias"? (Source: [1])
    • ALT1:... that ...? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)

5x expanded by David Eppstein (talk). Self-nominated at 06:15, 28 April 2019 (UTC).


General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.
Overall: Wasn't quite 5x expanded by 28th April but is now. Plagiarism detection only picks up quotes. Interesting hook. Well sourced. Looks good. PeaBrainC (talk) 01:02, 9 May 2019 (UTC)