Heisuke Hironaka
Japanese mathematician (born 1931) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Heisuke Hironaka (広中 平祐, Hironaka Heisuke, born April 9, 1931) is a Japanese mathematician who was awarded the Fields Medal in 1970 for his contributions to algebraic geometry.[1]
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Heisuke Hironaka | |
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Born | (1931-04-09) April 9, 1931 (age 93) |
Nationality | Japanese |
Alma mater | Kyoto University (BA) Harvard University (PhD) |
Spouse | Wakako Hironaka (née Kimoto) |
Awards | Asahi Prize (1967) Fields Medal (1970) Order of Culture (1975) Legion of Honour (2004) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Brandeis University Harvard University Columbia University Kyoto University |
Thesis | On the Theory of Birational Blowing-up (1960) |
Doctoral advisor | Oscar Zariski |
Doctoral students | Dave Bayer William Haboush Allen Tannenbaum Bernard Teissier |
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