How Korean American mathematician June Huh went from high school dropout to Fields Medalist

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June E Huh (Korean: 허준이; born June 9, 1983) is a Korean American mathematician who is currently a professor at Princeton University. Previously, he was a professor at Stanford University. He was awarded the Fields Medal and a MacArthur Fellowship in 2022. He has been noted for the linkages that he has found between algebraic geometry and combinatorics.
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June Huh wins MacArthur ‘genius’ grant for creative approaches to mathematical puzzles
June Huh’s monochrome chess puzzle paved the way for chromatic geometry. (Published 2022)