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      • Maryam Mirzakhani was an Iranian mathematician who worked in America and was the first woman to be awarded a Fields Medal. She worked in the geometry of Riemann surfaces.
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  2. 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.

  3. Aug 13, 2014 · Meet the First Woman to Win Math's Most Prestigious Prize. As an 8-year-old, Maryam Mirzakhani used to tell herself stories about the exploits of a remarkable girl. Every night at...

  4. Feb 7, 2019 · Maryam Mirzakhani was the first woman and the first Iranian honored with the Fields Medal, one of the most prestigious awards in mathematics. A professor of mathematics at Stanford University, she focused on understanding the symmetry of curved surfaces, conducting research influential for materials

  5. Maryam Mirzakhani was an Iranian mathematician who worked in America and was the first woman to be awarded a Fields Medal. She worked in the geometry of Riemann surfaces. View five larger pictures. Biography. Maryam Mirzakhani's parents are Ahmad Mirzakhani, an electrical engineer, and Zahra Haghighi.

  6. Jul 10, 2015 · Maryam Mirzakhani (born May 3, 1977, Tehrān, Iran—died July 14, 2017, Palo Alto, California, U.S.) was an Iranian mathematician who became (2014) the first woman and the first Iranian to be awarded a Fields Medal.

  7. Jul 17, 2017 · Mirzakhani blazed to the top of her field due to her talent. But who she was and where she came from also make her a role model for those from underrepresented demographics in the world of math.

  8. Dec 28, 2017 · Three years ago, Mirzakhani, 37, became the first woman to win the Fields Medal, the Nobel Prize of mathematics. News of the award, and the obvious symbolism (first woman, first Iranian, an...

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