#XavierLeroy : « I grew up in #France. […] I went on to study #mathematics and #physics in #PreparatoryClasses. I was admitted in #ENS, Ecole Normale Supérieure in #Paris, which is the church of French #mathematics. I really wanted to do #math. Then, I found out that #math was more difficult than I thought. Their courses were really hard and they didn't make them very accessible. They wanted to find the next #Fields Medalist. »
https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~popl-interviews/leroy.html
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