1977 - 2017
Maryam Mirzakhani was an Iranian mathematician and a professor at Stanford University, known for her groundbreaking work in the fields of hyperbolic geometry, topology, and dynamical systems. In 2014, she became the first woman to receive the Fields Medal, one of the highest honors in mathematics, for her contributions to the understanding of Riemann surfaces and their moduli spaces. Mirzakhani's work has had a profound impact on various areas of mathematics, inspiring future generations of mathematicians.