Heisuke Hironaka
Japanese mathematician (1931–2026)
Died aged 94AriesJapan
Biography
Heisuke Hironaka (広中 平祐, Hironaka Heisuke; April 9, 1931 – March 18, 2026) was a Japanese mathematician who was awarded the Fields Medal in 1970 for his contributions to algebraic geometry.
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Career highlights
Employers / organisations
- Harvard University
- Kyoto University
- Brandeis University
- Columbia University
- Yamaguchi University
Notable works
- Hironaka decomposition
Family
- Spouse(s)
- Wakako Hironaka
- Children
- Eriko Hironaka
Awards & honours (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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- Heisuke Hironaka died on March 18, 2026 at the age of 94.
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- Heisuke Hironaka was born on April 9, 1931.
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- Heisuke Hironaka was born in Yamaguchi.
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- According to Wikidata, Heisuke Hironaka's spouse is or was Wakako Hironaka.
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- Wikidata lists 1 child of Heisuke Hironaka.
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