Maryam Mirzakhani – mathematician (1977-2017)
Maryam Mirzahkani is an inspiring Iranian mathematician who was the first woman to be awarded a Fields Medal. The society for women and non-binary students studying mathematics at the university of Oxford bears her name. Maryam visited Oxford in 2015 to meet the society and collect the Clay Mathematics Institute Research Award.
About Maryam Mirzakhani:
- Webb, J. (2014, August 12) First female winner for Fields maths medal. BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-28739373
- 2017, July 18). A tribute to Maryam Mirzakhani. American Mathematical Society. https://www.ams.org/profession/mirzakhani/
Further Resources:
- Jacobson, H. (2017, July 29). The world has lost a great artist in mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani. The Guardian. http://tinyurl.com/382sw7uu
- O’Connor, John; Robertson, Edmund (August 2017). Maryam Mirzakhani. MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive. https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Mirzakhani/
- About The Mirzakhani Society https://www.mirzakhanisociety.org.uk/about
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