Maryam Mirzakhani (Persian: مریم میرزاخانی, 03 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. 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.
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1 May 1977 Tehran, Iran
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15 July 2017 (aged 40) Stanford, California, U.S.
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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