Memorial Page for Maryam Mirzakhani
Iranian mathematician
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July 14th, 2026
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Maryam Mirzakhani (* May 12, 1977 in Tehran; † July 14, 2017 in Stanford) was an iranian mathematician. She was 40 years old. She was married to Jan Vondrák. She had 1 child. Her education included Harvard University, Sharif University of Technology and Farzanegan School. She received 5 awards, including Clay Research Award, Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics. Her cause of death was breast cancer.
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8 EventsBorn in Tehran, Iran
1977Stanford University
2008Blumenthal Award
2009Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics
2013Clay Research Award
2014Nature's 10
2014Fields medal
2014Died in Stanford, Santa Clara County (breast cancer)
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Maryam Mirzakhani. Forever remembered.