Kunihiko Kodaira (小平 邦彦, Kodaira Kunihiko, 16 March 1915 – 26 July 1997) 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.
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16 March 1915 Tokyo, Japan
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26 July 1997 (aged 82) Kōfu, Japan
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Zodiac | Pisces |
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