Maryam Mirzakhani

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Mathematician
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Sharif_University_of_Technology
gptkbp:awards gptkb:medal
gptkbp:birth_date 1977-05-03
gptkbp:children gptkb:Anahita_Vondráková
gptkb:Kian_Vondrák
gptkbp:contribution First woman to win the Fields Medal
Published numerous influential papers
Pioneered research in the geometry of Riemann surfaces
Developed new techniques in dynamical systems
Studied the dynamics of billiards in polygonal tables
Investigated the behavior of geodesics on surfaces
Explored the relationship between geometry and topology
Contributed to the understanding of the moduli space of curves
gptkbp:death_date 2017-07-15
gptkbp:field gptkb:Mathematics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maryam Mirzakhani
gptkbp:influences gptkb:David_Hilbert
gptkb:John_Nash
gptkb:Carl_Friedrich_Gauss
gptkb:Henri_Poincaré
gptkbp:known_for Contributions to geometry and dynamical systems
gptkbp:legacy Promoted diversity in STEM fields
Subject of documentaries and biographies
Inspiration for women in mathematics
Remembered for her groundbreaking work in mathematics.
Honored posthumously with various awards and recognitions
gptkbp:nationality Iranian
gptkbp:notable_students gptkb:Shafi_Goldwasser
gptkb:Avi_Wigderson
gptkb:Nima_Arkani-Hamed
gptkb:Sophie_Germain
gptkb:Persi_Diaconis
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Professor
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Tehran
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Stanford,_California
gptkbp:research_focus gptkb:Riemann_surfaces
Ergodic theory
Teichmüller theory
Hyperbolic geometry
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jan_Vondrák
gptkbp:work_location gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ludwig_Boltzmann
gptkb:Clay_Millennium_Prize
gptkb:Nobel_Peace_Prize
gptkb:medal
gptkb:M._A._M._G._de_Broglie
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