Dense nameology

So I headed directly toward the table to speak with Faltings. An interesting exchange ensued:
Arthur: “I just received an email saying that Wiles announced a proof of the Fermat Theorem. Is that be the case?”
Faltings (with disbelief): “André Weil?” (The room was packed and the background noise drowned out much conversation. So Faltings thought I mentioned the eminent, but then aging doyen of mathematics Weil.)
Arthur (more loudly): “No. Andrew Wiles.”
Faltings leaned back, tilted his chair, and stared directly at the ceiling. A long interval of silence ensued.

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From Arthur Jaffe’s reminiscences .