Sōichi Kakeya
Japanese mathematician (1886-1947) · Japan · On the map · Academics · Died at 60
Sōichi Kakeya was a Japanese mathematician who worked mainly in mathematical analysis and who posed the Kakeya problem and solved a version of the transportation problem. He received the Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy in 1928, and was elected to the Japan Academy in 1934.
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Country
Japan
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1886 to 1947 · aged 60
