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by joe_the_user 1871 days ago
The post I responded to above cited the high school math teacher of Abel. As far as I can tell, the authority of the claim rested on Abel indeed having significant mathematical achievements ("A Norwegian high school teacher from from 200 years once said" doesn't sound convincing as claim by itself to me). My response was just pacing the situation - Niels Abel is just one example of someone achieving a lot, not insignificant but not the last word.