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Akio Morita

Japanese businessman (1921-1999)
Person human Q310845
Akio Morita
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
January 26, 1921
Date of death
October 3, 1999
Place of birth
Nagoya
Place of death
Saiseikai Central Hospital
Country of citizenship
Japan, Empire of Japan[9][10]
Occupation
businessperson, engineer, physicist, supervisor
Educated at
University of Osaka[11]
Award received
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Legion of Honour, International Emmy Directorate Award, Saint George's Cross, Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class, Albert Medal, IEEE Founders Medal, Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit, 日本翻訳出版文化賞, Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st Class[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
Cause of death
pneumonia[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Japanese[30]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Dedicated heritage entity
Akio Morita Library
Family name
Morita[26]
Given name
Akio[27]
Manner of death
natural causes[28]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences[23]
Name in kana
もりた あきお[32]
Name in native language
盛田昭夫[31]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NADD Wikidata project[33]
Partner in business or sport
Masaru Ibuka[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Akio Morita ar أكيو موريتا de Akio de Akio Morita de Morita Akio el Άκιο Μορίτα es Morita Akio fa آکیو موریتا he אקיו מוריטה ja 盛田昭夫 ko 모리타 아키오 ru Акио Морита ru Морита А. ru Морита Акио ru Морита, Акио sv Morita th อากิโอะ โมริตะ uk Акіо Моріта vi Akio Morita
🔖 Identifiers · 72
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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BHCL UUID
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BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CONOR.BG ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Cooper Hewitt person ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Discogs artist ID
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ELNET ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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FAST ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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Golden ID
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Google Arts & Culture entity ID
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HKCAN ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
41965
ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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JRC Names ID
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Japan Search name ID
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KBR person ID
14496961
Lex ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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LittleSis people ID
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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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Munzinger person ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NHK Archives Portal person ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
000239418
NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Brazil ID
000300869
National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
000094662
National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Russia ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX862229
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072530081
Notable Names Database ID
384/000094102
PM20 folder ID
pe/012503
Pixiv Encyclopedia ID
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Proleksis enciklopedija ID
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Quora topic ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Scopus author ID
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Topic's main category
Category:Akio Morita
UOM ID
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WikiTree person ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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Zhihu topic ID
19869647

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🔗 Connections
Award received 6
Saint George's Cross, Albert Medal, Commander of the Legion of Honour, IEEE Founders Medal, Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Occupation 4
engineer, physicist, businessperson, supervisor
Country of citizenship 2
Japan, Empire of Japan
Founded entities 2
Sony Group, Sony Corporation of America
Cause of death 1
pneumonia
Educated at 1
University of Osaka
Given name 1
Akio
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Japanese
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of 1
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Partner in business or sport 1
Masaru Ibuka
Place of birth 1
Nagoya
Sex or gender 1
male
← Partner in business or sport 1
Masaru Ibuka
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Summary

Akio Morita was born on January 26, 1921[1], in Nagoya[2]. He died on October 3, 1999[3], in Saiseikai Central Hospital[4]. He worked as a businessperson[5], engineer[6], physicist[7], and supervisor[8].

FAQs

Where was Akio Morita born?

Akio Morita was born in Nagoya[2].

Where did Akio Morita die?

Akio Morita passed away in Saiseikai Central Hospital[4].

What did Akio Morita do for work?

Akio Morita worked as a businessperson[5], engineer[6], physicist[7], and supervisor[8].

Where did Akio Morita go to school?

Akio Morita was educated at University of Osaka[11].

What awards did Akio Morita receive?

Honors received include Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire[12], Commander of the Legion of Honour[13], International Emmy Directorate Award[14], and Saint George's Cross[15].

Related Entities

Japan Masaru Ibuka Sony Group University of Osaka

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . sangyo-times.jp. sangyo-times.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . dogc.gencat.cat. dogc.gencat.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . ieee.org. ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0032902-Morita-Akio-19211999
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  2. 22w ago · Maculosae tegmine lyncis · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dedicated heritage entity → Akio Morita Library
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Dedicated heritage entity: Akio Morita Library"
  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → University of Osaka
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Japanese
    Member of → —
    Educated at → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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