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Maryam Mirzakhani

US: Iran-born first woman to win Fields Medal dies at 40 after fighting cancer

Mirzakhani's friend announced her death on Saturday on Instagram, and her relatives confirmed her death to the Mehr agency in Iran.

16 Jul 2017 8:54 AM

Trailblazing maths genius no more

Mirzakhani, a professor at Stanford University, California, died due to cancer that spread to bone marrow.

16 Jul 2017 2:10 AM

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