Aug 132014
Maryam Mirzakhani, 37 岁, 刚刚在第二十七届国际数学家大会(ICM 2014)开幕式上, 从韩国女总统朴槿惠手中接过菲尔兹奖章. Mirzakhani 是首位荣获 fields medal 的女性.

Maryam Mirzakhani (R) was given the top mathematics award by South Korean president Park Geun-Hye (L)

Mirzakhani grew up in Iran and was at first more interested in reading and writing fiction than doing mathematics
Mirzakhani 在 IMO 表现杰出.
References
- Erica Klarreich, A Tenacious Explorer of Abstract Surfaces, August 12, 2014