Kiichirō Furukawa

Summary

Kiichirō Furukawa is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Kurashiki^[2]. He was born on +1929-07-22T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died on +2016-06-29T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as an astronomer^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Kiichirō Furukawa's place of birth was Kurashiki^[2].
• Kiichirō Furukawa was born on +1929-07-22T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Kiichirō Furukawa died on +2016-06-29T00:00:00Z^[4].
• Kiichirō Furukawa held citizenship in Japan^[7].
• Kiichirō Furukawa held citizenship in Empire of Japan^[8].
• Kiichirō Furukawa worked as an astronomer^[5].
• Among Kiichirō Furukawa's employers was Joshibi University of Art and Design^[9].
• Kiichirō Furukawa's education included a stint at Osaka Prefecture University^[10].
• A notable work attributed to Kiichirō Furukawa is discoverer of asteroids^[11].
• Kiichirō Furukawa is recorded as male^[12].
• Kiichirō Furukawa's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Kiichirō Furukawa's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 71285686^[14].
• Kiichirō Furukawa's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr95046144^[15].
• Kiichirō Furukawa's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00014722^[16].
• Kiichirō Furukawa's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0391ht^[17].
• Kiichirō Furukawa's family name is recorded as Furukawa^[18].
• Kiichirō Furukawa's given name is recorded as Kiichirō^[19].
• Kiichirō Furukawa's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '古川麒一郎'}^[20].
• Kiichirō Furukawa's name in kana is recorded as ふるかわ きいちろう^[21].
• Kiichirō Furukawa's AstroGen ID is recorded as 48280^[22].
• Kiichirō Furukawa's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJqFGXtTWGr6mbdMv4qxXd^[23].

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Origins and Family

Kiichirō Furukawa was born in Kurashiki^[2]. He was born on +1929-07-22T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Kiichirō Furukawa's education included a stint at Osaka Prefecture University^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Kiichirō Furukawa worked as an astronomer^[5]. He was employed by Joshibi University of Art and Design^[9].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Kiichirō Furukawa is discoverer of asteroids^[11].

Death and Burial

Kiichirō Furukawa died on +2016-06-29T00:00:00Z^[4].

Why It Matters

Kiichirō Furukawa ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] He is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

He is credited with the discovery of 14820 Aizuyaichi^[26], an asteroid^[27]; 3391 Sinon^[28], an asteroid^[29]; 12682 Kawada^[30], an asteroid^[31]; 10008 Raisanyo^[32], an asteroid^[33]; 5541 Seimei^[34], an asteroid^[35]; and 11255 Fujiiekio^[36], an asteroid^[37].

FAQs

Where was Kiichirō Furukawa born?

Born in Kurashiki^[2], Kiichirō Furukawa…

What did Kiichirō Furukawa do for work?

Kiichirō Furukawa worked as astronomer^[5].

Where did Kiichirō Furukawa go to school?

Kiichirō Furukawa was educated at Osaka Prefecture University^[10].

What did Kiichirō Furukawa discover?

Kiichirō Furukawa is credited as discoverer of 14820 Aizuyaichi^[26], 3391 Sinon^[28], 12682 Kawada^[30], and 10008 Raisanyo^[32].