Ietje Paalman-de Miranda

Aïda Beatrijs “Ietje” Paalman-de Miranda (20 February 1936 – 11 May 2020) was a Surinamese-born Dutch mathematician and full professor.

She was born in Uitvlugt, Paramaribo.

Research Paalman's research was foremost in topology and set theory. She was the PhD advisor of three students, co-advised by Jan van Mill. She published a book (Topological semigroups - Mathematical Centre Tracts, 1964, Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam) and 11 research papers about W-groups, topological representations of semi-groups and about compact groups. Paalman was also the author of numerous lecture notes for the courses she taught at the Korteweg-de Vries Institute for Mathematics at the University of Amsterdam.

Personal She married Dolf Paalman (chief pharmacist). They had two children and three grand children.