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Maryam Mirzakhani, Iranian mathematician (died 2017)

Maryam Mirzakhani

Iranian mathematician (1977–2017)

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. On 13 August 2014, Mirzakhani was honored with the Fields Medal,…
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May 12

Day of the year

May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 233 days remain until the end of the year.
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