Commemoration of Maryam Mirzakhani, mathematical genius of Iran who passed away at forty.
Fun Facts
Maryam died of breast cancer at Stanford at age 40. After her death, Iran published a photo of a woman without hijab in official newspapers for the first time. May 12 was declared International Day of Women in Mathematics in her honor. Her daughter is named Anahita.
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