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I am looking for some examples, and hopefully some short biographies on mathematicians who lost interest in Math along the way, and somehow got rejuvenated again. (Better still, who managed to do something interesting)

I hope to gather these examples to encourage myself. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks!

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    I don't remember exactly but George Simmons book on Differential Equations had mentioned Newton losing interest in math, becoming a public figure and taking up some job in the mint and then solving a few mathematical problems (I think, notably, the Brachistrochrone problem) once in a while.2012-05-29
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    Not really a mathematical question.2012-05-29
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    @lowhangingfruit: maybe not, but we've tolerated (and answered/upvoted) much worse, and recently!2012-05-29

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