Timeline for MO "memorial" questions
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| Sep 24, 2020 at 15:44 | comment | added | YCor | @YemonChoi I don't think Bourgain's question was particularly the starting point. Actually the J. Gleason case was particularly problematic, precisely because asking about his legacy was blatantly irrelevant, while having to write down, even implicitly, such a judgement just a few days after his death was pretty uncomfortable (with an OP who was visibly affected by the event and reacted somewhat aggressively and with a lack of discernment). | |
| Sep 23, 2020 at 21:25 | comment | added | Yemon Choi | I think the Bourgain question, which may have started the ball rolling, was somewat different from the other examples you mention. For instance, the time between announcement of his passing and the posting of the question was somewhat longer than in the other two cases; and there are aspects specific to the quantity and nature of his work that made such a question not merely idle+morbid curiosity | |
| Sep 23, 2020 at 19:22 | comment | added | Sam Hopkins | Agree that posting notice of death on the "news of potential interest" meta thread is very different, and useful for spreading this information to the broader math community. | |
| Sep 23, 2020 at 9:20 | history | answered | YCor | CC BY-SA 4.0 |