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Maryam Mirzakhani

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Maryam Mirzakhani (Persian: مریم میرزاخانی, pronounced [mæɾˈjæm miːɾzɑːxɑːˈniː]; 12 May 1977 – 14 July 2017) was an Iranian mathematician and a professor of mathematics at Stanford University. Her research topics included Teichmüller theory, hyperbolic geometry, ergodic theory, and symplectic geometry. On 13 August 2014, Mirzakhani was honored with the Fields Medal, the most prestigious award in mathematics, becoming the first woman to win the prize, as well as the first Iranian. The award committee cited her work in "the dynamics and geometry of Riemann surfaces and their moduli spaces". Mirzakhani was considered a leading force in the fields of hyperbolic geometry, topology and dynamics.

Maryam Mirzakhani - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Iranian mathematician (1977–2017) "Mirzakhani" redirects here. For the lunar crater, see Gibbs (crater) § Nearby features . Maryam Mirzakhani مریم میرزاخانی Born ( 1977-05-12 ) 12 May 1977 [ 3 ] Tehran , Imperial State of Iran Died 14 July 2017 (2017-07-14) (aged 40) Stanford, California , U.S. Resting place Los Gatos Memorial Park Education Sharif University of Technology ( BSc ) Harvard University ( PhD ) Spouse Jan Vondrák   ​ ( m.  2008) ​ Children 1 Awards Blu

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