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Maryam Mirzakhani, First Woman to Win Math Equivalent of Nobel Prize, Dies
The 40-year-old Fields Medal winner died after battling breast cancer
Maryam Mirzakhani, shown in August 2014 after winning the Fields Medal, once described her work as ‘like being lost in a jungle and trying to use all the knowledge that you can gather to come up with some new tricks, and with some luck you might find a way out.’ PHOTO: STR/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES
STANFORD, Calif.— Maryam Mirzakhani, a Stanford University professor who was the first and only woman to win the prestigious Fields Medal in mathematics, has died. She was 40.
Ms. Mirzakhani, who battled breast cancer, died on Saturday, the university said.
In 2014, Ms. Mirzakhani was one of four winners of the Fields Medal, which is presented every four years and is considered the mathematics equivalent of the Nobel Prize. She was named for her work on complex geometry and dynamic systems.
