Today, 118 years ago, on April 18, 1907 (March 6, 1907), Finnish mathematician Alfred was born in Helsinki. On April 18, 1907, Finnish mathematician Alfred was born in Helsinki. Alfred published the cover theory in 1935 which shook the entire mathematical world and thus won the first Fields Prize awarded in September 1936, at the age of only 29. He served as a professor at the University of Helsinki (1938¨C1944) and the University of Zurich (1944¨C1994).