Talk:Jon Folkman
Latest comment: 13 years ago by Kiefer.Wolfowitz in topic Cancer survivor?
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I think that this fact may be worth listing in Wikipedia's Did you know?:
- . . . that Paul Erdős challenged Jon Folkman to solve mathematical problems immediately after Folkman's surgery for brain cancer?
Thanks! Sincerely, Kiefer.Wolfowitz (talk) 10:01, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
- Submitted to DYK! Kiefer.Wolfowitz (talk) 11:09, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
- This article's DYK hook has been approved and is appearing on 28 October (today). Thanks, Kiefer.Wolfowitz (talk) 18:25, 25 October 2010 (UTC)00:09, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
- The DYK listing generated 2.6 thousand views, twice the number in my two previous DYK articles. Kiefer.Wolfowitz (talk) 21:49, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
- This article's DYK hook has been approved and is appearing on 28 October (today). Thanks, Kiefer.Wolfowitz (talk) 18:25, 25 October 2010 (UTC)00:09, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
See the discussion at the category for cancer survivors for (any) discussion.
The cited reference discusses his despair after surgery. The cited reference does not actually deny any onset of despair before his surgery (which would eliminate him from being a cancer survivor). Kiefer.Wolfowitz (talk) 21:29, 21 January 2011 (UTC)