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Iranian mathematician first woman to win 'Nobel Prize of maths'

Iranian-born, Stanford professor becomes first woman to win Fields Medal

Maryam Mirzakhani was born in Tehran in 1977 and educated at Harvard University (IMU)

Published date: 12 February 2015 20:00 GMT | Last update: 10 years 2 months ago

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