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Kunihiko Kodaira

Japanese mathematician (1915-1997) · Japan · Academics · Died at 82

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Kunihiko Kodaira was a Japanese mathematician known for distinguished work in algebraic geometry and the theory of complex manifolds, and as the founder of the Japanese school of algebraic geometers. He was awarded a Fields Medal in 1954, being the first Japanese national to receive this honour.

A life in dates

1997Died26 July 19971984Wolf Prize in MathematicsAward1957Japan Academy PrizeAwardOrder of CultureAward1954Fields medalAward1915Born16 March 1915

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Awards

Wolf Prize in Mathematics1984
Order of Culture1957
Japan Academy Prize1957
Fields medal1954

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Father: Gonʼichi Kodaira

About this person

Country
Japan
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1915 to 1997 · aged 82

In common with Kunihiko

John MilnorBoth received Wolf Prize in MathematicsAlain ConnesBoth received Fields medalManjul BhargavaBoth received Fields medalDavid MumfordBoth received Wolf Prize in MathematicsHenri CartanBoth received Wolf Prize in MathematicsHugo Duminil-CopinBoth received Fields medal

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