| 1. Maryam Mirzakhani does not smoke. |
| 2. It is not known if Maryam Mirzakhani drinks alcohol. |
| 3. After being inspired by biographies of famous individuals and literature, such as Marie Curie, Helen Keller, and "Lust for Life" about Vincent van Gogh, Maryam desired to become a writer. |
| 4. She earned a gold medal in the 1994 International Mathematical Olympiad, becoming the first female Iranian student to do so. |
| 5. In 2014, the International Mathematical Union recognized her for her contributions to the theory of Riemann Surface. In February 2017, she was awarded the Fields Medal, likened to the Nobel Prize of Mathematics, becoming the first woman to receive this honor. |
| 6. Maryam Mirzakhani developed a formula to represent the volume of moduli space as a polynomial based on the number of boundary components. |
| 7. Her research encompasses Teichmüller theory, hyperbolic geometry, ergodic theory, and symplectic geometry. |
| 8. Currently, she is a Mathematics professor at Stanford University in California. |
| 9. On July 15, 2017, Maryam Mirzakhani passed away after battling breast cancer for four years. |
| 10. She earned gold medals in the 1994 and 1995 International Mathematical Olympiad, becoming the first female Iranian student to compete on the country's IMO team. |
| 11. In 2014, she became the first woman and first Iranian to win the Fields Medal, the highest distinction in mathematics, considered equivalent to the Nobel Prize. |
| 12. The International Mathematical Union recognized her for her outstanding contributions to the dynamics and geometry of Riemann surfaces and their moduli spaces. |
| 13. Her research encompassed Teichmüller theory, hyperbolic geometry, ergodic theory, and symplectic geometry. |
| 14. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013; the disease spread to her liver and bones in 2016. |
| 15. Her legacy continues through the Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize and the 12 May Initiative, both dedicated to promoting women in mathematics. |
