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Is there a classification of the algebraically closed fields that have maximal proper subfields ?

And if an algebraically closed field has a maximal proper subfield, is that subfield unique ?

Summarizing the answers, an algebraically closed field has a maximal subfield if and only if its characteristic is zero and such a maximal subfield is never unique.

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Algebraically closed fields with proper maximal subfields

Is there a classification of the algebraically closed fields that have maximal proper subfields ?

And if an algebraically closed field has a maximal proper subfield, is that subfield unique ?