Récoltes et Semailles

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Récoltes et Semailles is an extensive, reflective manuscript by mathematician Alexander Grothendieck that blends autobiographical narrative with a critical examination of his own work and the culture of modern mathematics.

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Récoltes et Semailles canonical 3
Récoltes 1

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instanceOf autobiographical work ⓘ
manuscript ⓘ
mathematical essay ⓘ
author Alexander Grothendieck ⓘ
circulation circulated in photocopies and digital scans ⓘ
circulationForm PDF scans on the internet ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
criticizes attitudes toward priority and credit in mathematics ⓘ
behavior of some of Grothendieck's former collaborators ⓘ
culture of modern mathematics ⓘ
describes Grothendieck's childhood and youth ⓘ
Grothendieck's departure from the mathematical establishment ⓘ
Grothendieck's mathematical development ⓘ
spiritual and philosophical views of Grothendieck ⓘ
documentType typed manuscript ⓘ
endTimeOfWriting around 1986 ⓘ
focusesOn categories and functors ⓘ
foundations of algebraic geometry ⓘ
motives and motives program ⓘ
topos theory ⓘ
genre autobiography ⓘ
critique of mathematics ⓘ
memoir ⓘ
philosophical reflection ⓘ
hasAuthorRole Alexander Grothendieck as both narrator and subject ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn biographical studies of Alexander Grothendieck ⓘ
hasPart Récoltes ⓘ
Semailles ⓘ
influenced discussions on ethics in mathematics ⓘ
historical understanding of Grothendieck's work ⓘ
language French ⓘ
length very long ⓘ
mainSubject Alexander Grothendieck ⓘ
ethics in mathematics ⓘ
history of mathematics ⓘ
mathematical community ⓘ
modern mathematics ⓘ
notableFor extensive length ⓘ
highly personal tone ⓘ
mix of autobiography and technical reflection ⓘ
sharp criticism of mathematical institutions ⓘ
publicationStatus unpublished in full by a major commercial publisher ⓘ
startTimeOfWriting around 1983 ⓘ
structure numbered sections ⓘ
series of letters and meditations ⓘ
subjectOf controversy in the mathematical community ⓘ
timeOfWriting 1980s ⓘ
titleLanguage French ⓘ
titleTranslation Harvests and Sowings ⓘ

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Alexander Grothendieck → notableWork → Récoltes et Semailles ⓘ
Récoltes et Semailles → hasPart → Récoltes ⓘ
linked to: Récoltes et Semailles
Semailles → partOf → Récoltes et Semailles ⓘ
Semailles → containedInWork → Récoltes et Semailles ⓘ