George Ohsawa

twentieth century Japanese philosopher (1893–1966)
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Summary

George Ohsawa is a human[1]. His place of birth was Shingu[2]. He was born on October 18, 1893[3]. He died in Tokyo[4]. He died on April 23, 1966[5]. He worked as a nutritionist[6] and philosopher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (888 views/month, #7,151 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Shingu[2].
  • George Ohsawa died in Tokyo[4].
  • George Ohsawa was born on October 18, 1893[3].
  • George Ohsawa died on April 23, 1966[5].
  • George Ohsawa died on April 24, 1966[9].
  • George Ohsawa held citizenship in Japan[10].
  • George Ohsawa held citizenship in Empire of Japan[11].
  • George Ohsawa worked as a nutritionist[6].
  • George Ohsawa's professions included philosopher[7].
  • George Ohsawa is recorded as male[12].
  • George Ohsawa's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • George Ohsawa's Commons category is recorded as George Ohsawa[14].
  • George Ohsawa's given name is recorded as Georges[15].
  • George Ohsawa's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[16].
  • George Ohsawa's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '桜沢如一'}[17].
  • George Ohsawa's name in kana is recorded as さくらざわ[18].
  • George Ohsawa's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[19].

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Origins and Family

George Ohsawa was born in Shingu[2]. He was born on October 18, 1893[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include nutritionist[6] and philosopher[7].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include April 23, 1966[5] and April 24, 1966[9]. George Ohsawa died in Tokyo[4].

Why It Matters

George Ohsawa ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (888 views/month, #7,151 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] He is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was George Ohsawa born?

George Ohsawa's place of birth was Shingu[2].

Where did George Ohsawa die?

George Ohsawa died in Tokyo[4].

What did George Ohsawa do for work?

George Ohsawa worked as nutritionist[6] and philosopher[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Babelio. wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . books.google.fr. books.google.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'hr', 'it', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  2. 6w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Tokyo
    Citizenship → —
    Occupation → nutritionist, philosopher
    Given name → Georges
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