Goro Shimura

“Andrew Ogg: {{cite journal|title=Review of Abelian varieties with complex multiplication and modular functions by Goro Shimura|journal=Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. (N.S.)|volume=36|year=1999|pages=405–408|doi=10.1090/S0273-0979-99-00784-3}}”

“Though he was by no means a sloppy type was gifted with the special capability of making many mistakes, mostly in the right direction. I envied him for this, and tried in vain to imitate him, but found it quite difficult to make good mistakes.”

“The maxim "A university professor is the next easiest profession after a beggar" really rings true.”

“The Fourier expansion of an elliptic modular form has been fruitfully utilized in various arithmetical problems as well as in the study of the analytic properties of the form itself. The same can be said also for the Hilbert and Siegel modular forms.”