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MARYAM MIRZAKHANI

Teheran, 1977 – Stanford, 2017

Iranian mathematician, she has mainly carried out research in the field of geometry. Professor of mathematics at Stanford University since 2008, in 2014 she was the first woman to win the Fields Medal, as well as the first person of Iranian citizenship to receive this recognition.

Maryam Mirzakhani was introduced by student Angela Palmas from the Liceo Scientifico Michelangelo, Cagliari.

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WANGARI MUTA MAATHAI

14 November 2023

Ihithe, 1940 – Nairobi, 2011

Kenyan environmentalist and activist. In 2004 she was the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. She was a Kenyan parliamentarian and Assistant Minister for Environment and Natural Resources in the government of President Mwai Kibaki, between January 2003 and November 2005.

Wangari Muta Maathai was presented by students Elena Cabras and Bianca Nioteni from the Pacinotti Scientific High School, Cagliari.

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