Wiles began his formal schooling in Nigeria, while living there as a very young boy with his parents. However, according to letters written by his parents, for at least the first several months after he was supposed to be attending classes, he refused to go. From that fact, Wiles himself concluded that in his earliest years, he was not enthusiastic about spending time in academic institutions. In an interview with Nadia Hasnaoui in 2021, he said he trusted the letters, yet he could not remember a time when he did not enjoy solving mathematical problems.
Wile:s began his formal schooling in Nigeria, while living there as a very young boy with his parents. However, according to letters ,written by his parents, for at least the first several months after he was supposed to be attending classes, he refused t?o go. From that fact, Wiles himself concluded that in his earliest years, he was not enthusiastic about spending time in academic institutions. In an interview with Nadia Hasnaoui in 2021, he said? he trusted the letters, yet he could not remember a time when he did not enjoy solving mathematical problems.