Kōzō Masuda

Japanese shogi player (1918-1991)
Person human Q11406931
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Kōzō Masuda

Summary

Kōzō Masuda is a human[1]. His place of birth was Mirasaka[2]. He was born on +1918-03-21T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1991-04-05T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a professional shogi player[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Kōzō Masuda was born in Mirasaka[2].
  • Kōzō Masuda was born on +1918-03-21T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Kōzō Masuda died on +1991-04-05T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Kōzō Masuda held citizenship in Japan[7].
  • Kōzō Masuda held citizenship in Empire of Japan[8].
  • Kōzō Masuda worked as a professional shogi player[5].
  • A notable student of Kōzō Masuda was Hiroto Kiritani[9].
  • Kōzō Masuda received the Medal with Purple Ribbon[10].
  • Kōzō Masuda's image is recorded as Masuda Kozo.JPG[11].
  • Kōzō Masuda is recorded as male[12].
  • Kōzō Masuda's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Kōzō Masuda's ISNI is recorded as 0000000082097002[14].
  • Kōzō Masuda's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 26280605[15].
  • Kōzō Masuda's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n93101481[16].
  • Kōzō Masuda's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00040552[17].
  • Kōzō Masuda's Commons category is recorded as Kōzō Masuda[18].
  • Kōzō Masuda's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II[19].
  • Kōzō Masuda's Open Library ID is recorded as OL6849338A[20].
  • Kōzō Masuda's family name is recorded as Masuda[21].
  • Kōzō Masuda's given name is recorded as Kōzō[22].
  • Kōzō Masuda studied under Kinjirō Kimi[23].
  • Kōzō Masuda's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[24].
  • Kōzō Masuda's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '升田幸三'}[25].
  • Kōzō Masuda's name in kana is recorded as ますだ こうぞう[26].
  • Kōzō Masuda's FAST ID is recorded as 330260[27].

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Origins and Family

Kōzō Masuda's place of birth was Mirasaka[2]. He was born on +1918-03-21T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Kōzō Masuda studied under Kinjirō Kimi[23].

Career and Affiliations

Kōzō Masuda worked as a professional shogi player[5]. A notable student of him was Hiroto Kiritani[9].

Recognition

Kōzō Masuda received the Medal with Purple Ribbon[10].

Death and Burial

Kōzō Masuda died on +1991-04-05T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Kōzō Masuda ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Kōzō Masuda born?

Kōzō Masuda's place of birth was Mirasaka[2].

What did Kōzō Masuda do for work?

Kōzō Masuda worked as professional shogi player[5].

What awards did Kōzō Masuda receive?

Honors received include Medal with Purple Ribbon[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . viaf.org. viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [9] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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