Talk:Don Zagier

American?
In what sense is Zagier an American mathematician? Does he even have American citzenship?

Don Zagier isn't a german mathematican
Don Zagier isn't a german mathematican, is he? I think he grew up in heidelberg but his parents are american - i think he is an american citizen. (see wikipedia-german)

This isn't quite correct either: he indeed is American, but he did not grow up in Heidelberg. Anyway, the article on Don Zagier in the German wikipedia (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zagier) is considerably more extensive, and much more accurate than the American stub article. The simplest way to improve the stub would be to replace it with an English translation of the German article.195.37.209.180 18:27, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

My information is that Zagier grew up in Switzerland; his father is German speaking and his mother is Flemish. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.73.205.72 (talk) 12:30, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

Where is this information from?EliBerger (talk) 20:52, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

No, this isn't correct. His parents travelled widely, and that is why he was born in Germany; but they were American (at the time) and so is Zagier. He grew up in in the States, and went to Europe after his MIT B.A., to pursue graduate studies (first at Oxford, then in Bonn). The article http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zagier is indeed reasonably accurate, and as mentioned above the simplest way to rectify the American wikipedia page would be to translate the German one. I suppose the author of the German entry will not mind providing a translation, if needed. (And Zagier himself could be asked to vouch for its accuracy, if needed.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.54.95.138 (talk) 15:56, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

I had the chance to talk to Prof. Zagier. He confirmed the accuracy of the German version, as well as complained about the inaccuracy of the English version. In fact, he brought this as an example for why the entire Wiki idea is worthless. And yes, he describes himself as "an American mathematician working in Germany". I strongly agree that the German version should be translated ASAP. EliBerger (talk) 20:52, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

It would be a fun fact to add how many languages Zagier speaks. If I remember correctly he was introduces at a talk as "speaking 11 languages" or something like that. EukoaN6n (talk) 05:53, 8 February 2008 (UTC)


 * It is difficult to speak more than one language perfectly. The whole subject is likely to become fatuous in the end. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.169.107.99 (talk) 08:24, 12 April 2014 (UTC)

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