Bunji Sakita

American physicist
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Bunji Sakita

Summary

Bunji Sakita is a human[1]. His place of birth was Toyama Prefecture[2]. He was born on June 6, 1930[3]. He passed away in Japan[4]. He died on August 31, 2002[5]. He worked as a physicist[6], university teacher[7], and theoretical physicist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Bunji Sakita's place of birth was Toyama Prefecture[2].
  • Bunji Sakita passed away in Japan[4].
  • Bunji Sakita passed away in Tokyo[10].
  • Bunji Sakita was born on June 6, 1930[3].
  • Bunji Sakita died on August 31, 2002[5].
  • Bunji Sakita held citizenship in Japan[11].
  • Bunji Sakita held citizenship in Empire of Japan[12].
  • Bunji Sakita worked as a physicist[6].
  • Bunji Sakita's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Bunji Sakita's professions included theoretical physicist[8].
  • Bunji Sakita was employed by University of Wisconsin–Madison[13].
  • Among Bunji Sakita's employers was City University of New York[14].
  • Bunji Sakita was educated at Nagoya University[15].
  • Bunji Sakita was educated at Kanazawa University[16].
  • Bunji Sakita was educated at University of Rochester[17].
  • Bunji Sakita's doctoral advisor was Charles James Goebel[18].
  • Bunji Sakita received the Guggenheim Fellowship[19].
  • Bunji Sakita received the Nishina Memorial Prize[20].
  • Bunji Sakita is recorded as male[21].
  • Bunji Sakita's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Bunji Sakita supervised Spenta R. Wadia as a doctoral student[23].
  • Bunji Sakita supervised Antal Jevicki as a doctoral student[24].
  • Bunji Sakita supervised Jorge Alfaro as a doctoral student[25].
  • The cause of death was cancer[26].
  • Bunji Sakita's residence is recorded as Tokyo[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Toyama Prefecture[2], Bunji Sakita… he was born on June 6, 1930[3].

Education

Educated at Nagoya University[15], a national university[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1939[30], headquartered in Nagoya[31]; Kanazawa University[16], a university[32], in Japan[33], founded in 1949[34], headquartered in Kanazawa[35]; and University of Rochester[17], a university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1850[38], headquartered in Rochester[39]. Bunji Sakita's doctoral advisor was Charles James Goebel[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6], university teacher[7], and theoretical physicist[8]. Employers include University of Wisconsin–Madison[13], a public research university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1848[42] and City University of New York[14], a public university[43], in United States[44], founded in 1961[45], headquartered in New York City[46]. Doctoral students include Spenta R. Wadia[23], a physicist[47], b. 1950[48], of India[49], awarded the TWAS Prize for Physics[50]; Antal Jevicki[24], a physicist[51]; and Jorge Alfaro[25], a theoretical physicist[52], b. 1953[53], of Chile[54].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[19], a fellowship grant[55], in United States[56], founded in 1925[57] and Nishina Memorial Prize[20], a science award[58], in Japan[59], founded in 1955[60].

Death and Burial

Bunji Sakita died on August 31, 2002[5]. Recorded place of death include Japan[4], a sovereign state[61], in Japan[62], founded in -0660[63] and Tokyo[10], a metropolitan prefecture[64], in Japan[65], founded in 1868[66], headquartered in Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building[67]. The cause of death was cancer[26].

Why It Matters

Bunji Sakita ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[68] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[69]

FAQs

Where was Bunji Sakita born?

Born in Toyama Prefecture[2], Bunji Sakita…

Where did Bunji Sakita die?

Bunji Sakita died in Japan[4].

What did Bunji Sakita do for work?

Bunji Sakita worked as physicist[6], university teacher[7], and theoretical physicist[8].

Where did Bunji Sakita go to school?

Bunji Sakita was educated at Nagoya University[15], Kanazawa University[16], and University of Rochester[17].

What awards did Bunji Sakita receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[19] and Nishina Memorial Prize[20].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [68] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [69] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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