Akira Yoshizawa

Summary

Akira Yoshizawa is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Kaminokawa^[2]. He was born on +1911-03-14T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Tokyo^[4]. He died on +2005-03-14T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an artist^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Akira Yoshizawa was born in Kaminokawa^[2].
• Akira Yoshizawa died in Tokyo^[4].
• Akira Yoshizawa was born on +1911-03-14T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Akira Yoshizawa died on +2005-03-14T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Akira Yoshizawa held citizenship in Japan^[8].
• Akira Yoshizawa held citizenship in Empire of Japan^[9].
• Akira Yoshizawa worked as an artist^[6].
• Akira Yoshizawa's field of work was origami^[10].
• Akira Yoshizawa received the Order of the Rising Sun, 5th class^[11].
• Akira Yoshizawa's image is recorded as Akira Yoshizawa.jpg^[12].
• Akira Yoshizawa is recorded as male^[13].
• Akira Yoshizawa's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Akira Yoshizawa's ISNI is recorded as 0000000058589808^[15].
• Akira Yoshizawa's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 79192501^[16].
• Akira Yoshizawa's GND ID is recorded as 129978566^[17].
• Akira Yoshizawa's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2016135395^[18].
• Akira Yoshizawa's IdRef ID is recorded as 190456019^[19].
• Akira Yoshizawa's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA09791812^[20].
• Akira Yoshizawa's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00098125^[21].
• Akira Yoshizawa's Commons category is recorded as Akira Yoshizawa^[22].
• Akira Yoshizawa's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q13955 (ara)-Spotless Mind1988-أكيرا يوشيزاوا.wav^[23].
• The cause of death was pneumonia^[24].
• Akira Yoshizawa's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05gs37^[25].
• Akira Yoshizawa's Open Library ID is recorded as OL230527A^[26].
• Akira Yoshizawa's RKDartists ID is recorded as 270127^[27].

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Origins and Family

Akira Yoshizawa's place of birth was Kaminokawa^[2]. He was born on +1911-03-14T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Akira Yoshizawa's professions included artist^[6]. His field of work was origami^[10].

Recognition

Akira Yoshizawa received the Order of the Rising Sun, 5th class^[11].

Death and Burial

Akira Yoshizawa died on +2005-03-14T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Tokyo^[4]. The cause of death was pneumonia^[24].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Akira Yoshizawa include Yoshizawa–Randlett system^[28], a diagram^[29].

Why It Matters

Akira Yoshizawa ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

He is credited with the discovery of Wet-folding^[32], an origami technique^[33]. Entities named for him include Yoshizawa–Randlett system^[28], a diagram^[29].

FAQs

Where was Akira Yoshizawa born?

Akira Yoshizawa was born in Kaminokawa^[2].

Where did Akira Yoshizawa die?

Akira Yoshizawa died in Tokyo^[4].

What did Akira Yoshizawa do for work?

Akira Yoshizawa worked as artist^[6].

What awards did Akira Yoshizawa receive?

Honors received include Order of the Rising Sun, 5th class^[11].

What did Akira Yoshizawa discover?

Akira Yoshizawa is credited as discoverer of Wet-folding^[32].