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Home/Memorials/Japan/Tokyo/Heisuke Hironaka

Biography of Heisuke Hironaka

9. Apr 1931 – 18. Mar 2026(94 years)Died in:Tokyo, Kantō region

Japanese mathematician

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Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture

Tokyo, Kantō region

Japan

Occupation(2)

mathematician university teacher

Awards(10)

Asahi Prize Fields medal Japan Academy Prize Guggenheim Fellowship Order of Culture Person of Cultural Merit honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense Knight of the Legion of Honour Harvard Centennial Medal honorary doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

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Wakako Hironaka

Education(3)

Harvard University Kyoto UniversityInstitut des Hautes Études Scientifiques

Heisuke Hironaka (* 9. April 1931 in Yamaguchi; † 18. March 2026 in Tokyo) was a japanese mathematician. He was 94 years old. He was married to Wakako Hironaka. His education included Harvard University, Kyoto University and Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques. He received 10 awards, including Asahi Prize, Fields medal.

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1931

Born in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture

2026

Died in Tokyo, Kantō region

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