← Back to PeopleJMResearcherJohn McKayMathematician famous for remark connecting 196883 and 196884 that led to Monstrous Moonshine theory.1Mentions1Articles1OutletsCompanies CoveredDeepMind1Elsevier1Math Inc1Mathlib1National Science Foundation1Wolfram Research1xAI1ArticlesMost recent firstMentioned InReferenced in coverageThe fall of the theorem economydavidbessis.substack.comcautiousApr 22, 2026“Mathematician famous for remark connecting 196883 and 196884 that led to Monstrous Moonshine theory.”