# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/makoto-kumada
# Generated: 2026-08-14T13:37:53.589Z

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name: "Makoto Kumada"
slug: "makoto-kumada"
description: "Makoto Kumada  was a Japanese chemist and was a Professor of Chemistry first at Osaka City University until his retirement in 1983 at Kyoto University in Japan. In 1972, Kumada's group reported nickel-catalyzed cross coupling reactions nearly concurrently with the Corriu group working in France. The Kumada coupling now bears his name."
tagline: "Japanese chemist (1920-2007)"
gender: "male"
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birthDate: "1920-01-17"
deathDate: "2007-06-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump