Martin with fellow 2014 Fields medallists Artur Avila, Maryam Mirzakhani and Manjul Bhargava (and Maryam’s daughter Anahita, who is yet to win a Fields medal). Photo: Wikimedia Commons user Monsoon0, CC BY-SA 4.0
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