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Angelo
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I once saw a mathematician giving a talk about a theorem that he thought he had proved, for which a counterexample had later been found. He stated the "result" as follows:

Theorem (1983–1987): Let $A$ be $\dots$

(I made up the dates of birth and death)

Angelo
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