Minoru Kitani

Summary

Minoru Kitani is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Kobe^[2]. He was born on +1909-01-25T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Japan^[4]. He died on +1975-12-19T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a Go professional^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Minoru Kitani was born in Kobe^[2].
• Minoru Kitani died in Japan^[4].
• Minoru Kitani was born on +1909-01-25T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Minoru Kitani died on +1975-12-19T00:00:00Z^[5].
• A child of Minoru Kitani was Reiko Kobayashi^[8].
• A child of Minoru Kitani was Tomoko Yoshida^[9].
• A child of Minoru Kitani was Akira Kitani^[10].
• Minoru Kitani held citizenship in Japan^[11].
• Minoru Kitani held citizenship in Empire of Japan^[12].
• Minoru Kitani worked as a Go professional^[6].
• A notable student of Minoru Kitani was Hideo Otake^[13].
• A notable student of Minoru Kitani was Masao Kato^[14].
• A notable student of Minoru Kitani was Yoshio Ishida^[15].
• A notable student of Minoru Kitani was Masaki Takemiya^[16].
• A notable student of Minoru Kitani was Koichi Kobayashi^[17].
• A notable student of Minoru Kitani was Cho Chikun^[18].
• Minoru Kitani received the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd Class^[19].
• Minoru Kitani's image is recorded as Kitani Minoru 1955.jpg^[20].
• Minoru Kitani is recorded as male^[21].
• Minoru Kitani's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• Minoru Kitani's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081970017^[23].
• Minoru Kitani's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 11170440^[24].
• Minoru Kitani's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81084244^[25].
• Minoru Kitani's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01619216^[26].
• Minoru Kitani's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00032372^[27].

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Origins and Family

Minoru Kitani was born in Kobe^[2]. He was born on +1909-01-25T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Minoru Kitani studied under Tamejiro Suzuki^[28].

Career and Affiliations

Minoru Kitani worked as a Go professional^[6]. Notable students include Hideo Otake^[13], a Go professional^[29], b. 1942^[30], of Japan^[31], awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon^[32]; Masao Kato^[14], a Go professional^[33], 1947–2004^[34], of Japan^[35], awarded the The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette^[36]; Yoshio Ishida^[15], a Go professional^[37], b. 1948^[38], of Japan^[39], awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon^[40]; Masaki Takemiya^[16], a Go professional^[41], b. 1951^[42], of Japan^[43]; Koichi Kobayashi^[17], a Go professional^[44], b. 1952^[45], of Japan^[46], awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon^[47]; and Cho Chikun^[18], a Go professional^[48], b. 1956^[49], of South Korea^[50], awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon^[51].

Recognition

Minoru Kitani received the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd Class^[19].

Personal Life

Children include Reiko Kobayashi^[8], a Go professional^[52], 1939–1996^[53], of Japan^[54]; Tomoko Yoshida^[9], an announcer^[55], 1942–2009^[56], of Japan^[57]; and Akira Kitani^[10], a judge^[58], 1937–2024^[59], of Japan^[60], awarded the The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Star^[61].

Death and Burial

Minoru Kitani died on +1975-12-19T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Japan^[4].

Why It Matters

Minoru Kitani ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[62] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[63]

FAQs

Where was Minoru Kitani born?

Born in Kobe^[2], Minoru Kitani…

Where did Minoru Kitani die?

Minoru Kitani passed away in Japan^[4].

What did Minoru Kitani do for work?

Minoru Kitani worked as Go professional^[6].

What awards did Minoru Kitani receive?

Honors received include Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd Class^[19].