Guido Kings belongs to the mathematical record as a figure whose results outlasted the problems that prompted them.
The record lists Guido Kings as German mathematician.
Guido Kings was born at Cologne in 1965. His recorded nationality is Germany. He studied at University of Münster.
Modern mathematics is collaborative and increasingly computational; proofs can now run to thousands of pages or depend on machine verification.
Mathematics is the one discipline whose results, once proved, are never overturned.
That the work was done from Germany matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Guido Kings is still working, and the final assessment of the contribution has not been made.
