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Over the\u00a0weekend we lost a major force in mathematics. Maryam Mirzakhani<\/a> died far too soon, at the age of 40. You no doubt know that she is the first and only woman ever to have been honored with a Fields medal. This morning my colleague posted a piece giving an overview <\/a>of her mathematical contributions.<\/p>\n

There have already been many pieces written about her, and there will be many more. I am not adding to that here, simply pointing you to Mathematical Reviews Executive Editor Ed Dunne’s<\/a> piece on her work, in case you land here first.<\/p>\n

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Over the\u00a0weekend we lost a major force in mathematics. Maryam Mirzakhani died far too soon, at the age of 40. You no doubt know that she is the first and only woman ever to have been honored with a Fields … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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