The death of the Tehran-born Mirzakhani, who specialized in theoretical mathematics, came three years after she received the Fields Medal at an event in Seoul. More From Livemint »The prize is handed out every four years to honour mathematicians under 40 who make major contributions. The mathematician received the medal for her work in understanding the symmetry of curved surfaces, Stanford officials said in 2014. Mirzakhani at the time said she had dreamed of becoming a writer when she was young, before taking an interest in mathematical problems. A Stanford spokesman said he did not have any information on where Mirzakhani died.

Source: Mint July 17, 2017 02:37 UTC