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Heisuke Hironaka

Japanese mathematician · Japan · Academics · Lived 1931 to 2026 · aged 94

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Heisuke Hironaka was a Japanese mathematician who was awarded the Fields Medal in 1970 for his contributions to algebraic geometry.

A life in dates

2026Died18 March 20262011Harvard Centennial MedalAward2002Honorary Doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia AntipolisAward1981Honorary Doctor of the University of Madrid ComplutenseAward1975Order of CultureAwardPerson of Cultural MeritAward1971Guggenheim FellowshipAward1970Fields medalAwardJapan Academy PrizeAward1967Asahi PrizeAward1931Born9 April 1931

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Harvard Centennial Medal2011
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis2002
Honorary Doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense1981
Order of Culture1975
Person of Cultural Merit1975
Guggenheim Fellowship1971
Fields medal1970
Japan Academy Prize1970
Asahi Prize1967
Knight of the Legion of Honour

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Country
Japan
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1931 to 2026 · aged 94

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Ngô Bảo ChâuBoth received Fields medalLaurent SchwartzBoth received Fields medalAlexander GrothendieckBoth received Fields medalCharles FeffermanBoth received Fields medalJean-Pierre SerreBoth received Fields medalWilliam ThurstonBoth received Fields medal

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