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An illustrated history of mathematical ideas

This independent Curionode archive covers every Fields Medal edition from 1936 through 2026: 21 editions and 68 medalists. It is an independent educational project, unaffiliated with IMU or the Heidelberg Laureate Forum. The first medals were awarded in 1936; the award resumed in 1950 and has been presented every four years since. Each medalist has an individual contribution story, grouped by award edition. Grigori Perelman is included in 2006 with his declined-medal status. Andrew Wiles’s special 1998 silver plaque is not a Fields Medal and is excluded from the medalist count.

Approachable explanations, careful boundaries

The roster and recognised contributions follow the International Mathematical Union’s official records. Biographies also draw on named Heidelberg Laureate Forum profiles and university records. Our titles, explanations and analogies are original editorial material. Subject groups are navigation aids for overlapping mathematics, not official medal categories. A picture of a surface or a packing is a conceptual illustration, not a proof or a literal depiction of higher dimensions.

Birthplace and award-time institutions

Birth countries and institutional countries at the time of the award answer different questions; neither is citizenship. Present-day geographical labels are selected by default. Historical labels describe the birthplace at the time of birth, including changed borders. Institutional countries use present-day geographical labels, including historical appointments. A joint appointment can place a person in multiple countries. We use documented award-period affiliations rather than current workplaces; records without enough evidence remain unassigned. The archive was checked in October 2026.

Original illustrated portraits and bilingual posters

The cartoon portraits and separate English and Simplified Chinese infographic posters were created using built-in image generation, in the illustrated style of the Nobel Archive. Portraits use identified institutional photographs as likeness references, credited on each biography. The displayed artwork is AI-generated illustration. Full PNG originals and photographic references are kept outside the deployed website; visitors receive optimized WebP images and smaller list thumbnails. Every poster has a readable text companion.

An archive that loads as you explore

Stories and infographics begin with twelve entries, while laureates and countries begin with eighteen. More entries load automatically as you scroll. Search and filters request a compact index when needed. Year ranges apply to the medal’s award year. The two country selectors are independent; subject choices allow multiple selections. Reset clears the filters and restores present-day labels. Every biography, contribution and award edition also has a static page.

The original records

International Mathematical Union · Fields Medal ↗www.mathunion.org
IMU · Fields Medals 2026 ↗www.mathunion.org
Heidelberg Laureate Forum · Fields medalists ↗www.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org

Portrait likeness references

Akshay Venkatesh — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Alain Connes — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Alan Baker — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Alessio Figalli — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Alexander Grothendieck — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Andrei Okounkov — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Artur Avila — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Atle Selberg — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: International Mathematical Union; named historical Fields Medal citation portrait
Caucher Birkar — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Charles Fefferman — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Curtis McMullen — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Cédric Villani — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Daniel Quillen — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: International Mathematical Union; named historical Fields Medal citation portrait
David Mumford — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Edward Witten — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Efim Zelmanov — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Elon Lindenstrauss — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Enrico Bombieri — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Gerd Faltings — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Gregory Margulis — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Grigori Perelman — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Heisuke Hironaka — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Hong Wang — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Hugo Duminil-Copin — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Jacob Tsimerman — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
James Maynard — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Jean Bourgain — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Jean-Christophe Yoccoz — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Jean-Pierre Serre — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Jesse Douglas — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: International Mathematical Union; named historical Fields Medal citation portrait
John Milnor — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
John Pardon — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
John Thompson — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
June Huh — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Klaus Roth — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: International Mathematical Union; named historical Fields Medal citation portrait
Kunihiko Kodaira — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: International Mathematical Union; named historical Fields Medal citation portrait
Lars Ahlfors — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: International Mathematical Union; named historical Fields Medal citation portrait
Lars Hörmander — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: International Mathematical Union; named historical Fields Medal citation portrait
Laurent Lafforgue — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: International Mathematical Union; named historical Fields Medal citation portrait
Laurent Schwartz — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: International Mathematical Union; named historical Fields Medal citation portrait
Manjul Bhargava — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Martin Hairer — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Maryam Mirzakhani — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Maryna Viazovska — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Maxim Kontsevich — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Michael Atiyah — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Michael Freedman — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Ngô Bảo Châu — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Paul Cohen — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: International Mathematical Union; named historical Fields Medal citation portrait
Peter Scholze — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Pierre Deligne — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Pierre-Louis Lions — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
René Thom — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: International Mathematical Union; named historical Fields Medal citation portrait
Richard Borcherds — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Sergei Novikov — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Shigefumi Mori — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Shing-Tung Yau — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Simon Donaldson — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Stanislav Smirnov — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Stephen Smale — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Terence Tao — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Timothy Gowers — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Vaughan Jones — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Vladimir Drinfeld — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Vladimir Voevodsky — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
Wendelin Werner — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile
William Thurston — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: International Mathematical Union; named historical Fields Medal citation portrait
Yu Deng — Original AI-generated illustration by Curionode; likeness reference: Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation; named institutional laureate profile

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