Queen of Mathematics

Maryam Mirzakhani, the Brightest Star of Female Mathematicians

Maryam Mirzakhani

Maryam Mirzakhani, the only woman to win a Fields Medal, died on July 14, 2017 at the age of 40. Nicknamed the “Queen of Mathematics,” Mirzakhani had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013.
Mirzakhani was a professor at Stanford University and a highly original mathematician who made a host of striking contributions to geometry and dynamical systems. Her work bridges several mathematical disciplines—including hyperbolic geometry, complex analysis, topology, and dynamics—and in return deeply influenced them all.
To commemorate esteemed mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani, the American Mathematical Society is pleased to announce The Maryam Mirzakhani Lecture and The Maryam Mirzakhani Fund for The Next Generation. For more information, please email Douglas Allen, Director of Development or call him at (401) 455.4126. More info



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