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Maryam Mirzakhani
Maryam Mirzakhani
  • Born: May 12, 1977
  • Died: July 14, 2017
  • Nationality: Iranian
  • Profession: Mathematician

Maryam Mirzakhani 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. In 2005, as a result of her research, she was honored in Popular Science's fourth annual "Brilliant 10" in which she was acknowledged as one of the top 10 young minds who have pushed their fields in innovative directions.