When Andre Weil was arrested by Finnish authorities during World War II, he was found carrying an invitation to this man's daughter's wedding, not surprising given that Weil's wife was his godmother. 
When Andre Weil was arrested by Finnish authorities during World War II, he was found carrying an invitation to this man's daughter's wedding, not surprising given that Weil's wife was his godmother. His work was first presented by Raoul Husson while disguised with a fake beard and strange accent, though later Jean Dieudonne became his main voice. He was named for a Greek general who led a retreat during the Franco-Prussian war, and the third generation of his followers included such luminaries as Alexander Grothendieck and Serge Lang. FTP, name this imaginary mathematician, the pseudonym of a group of French mathematicians who sought to unify mathematics on a rigorous foundation of set theory.
When Andre Weil was arrested by Finnish authorities during World War II, he was found carrying an invitation to this man's daughter's wedding, not surprising given that Weil's wife was his godmother.
Nicolas {Bourbaki}