Minoru Oda

Japanese astrophysicist (1923–2001)
Person human Q2120149

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🏷️ Also known as
en Minoru Oda de Minoru Oda de Oda Minoru ja 小田稔 ko 오다 미노루 ru Минору Ода ru Ода, Минору uk Мінору Ода
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VIAF cluster ID
91401540
Library of Congress authority ID
n83219302
AE member ID
Oda_Minoru
Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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121585
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234359684
Libraries Australia ID
35067770
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00683719
NDL Authority ID
00057367
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NHK Archives Portal person ID
D0009072524
NLA Trove people ID
817082
PAS member ID
deceased/oda
Prabook ID
202791
Scopus author ID
7402781066
WorldCat Entities ID
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Summary

Minoru Oda was born on February 24, 1923[1], in Sapporo[2]. He died on March 1, 2001[3], in Tokyo[4]. He worked as an astrophysicist[5], physicist[6], and university teacher[7].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Minoru Oda include 9972 Minoruoda[40], an asteroid[41].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include 9972 Minoruoda[40], an asteroid[41].

FAQs

Where was Minoru Oda born?

Minoru Oda was born in Sapporo[2].

Where did Minoru Oda die?

Minoru Oda died in Tokyo[4].

What did Minoru Oda do for work?

Minoru Oda worked as an astrophysicist[5], physicist[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Minoru Oda go to school?

Minoru Oda was educated at University of Osaka[17].

What awards did Minoru Oda receive?

Honors received include Order of Culture[21], Person of Cultural Merit[22], Marcel Grossmann Award[23], and Imperial Prize of Japan Academy[24].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [23] ↑ . icra.it. Retrieved . icra.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . japan-acad.go.jp. Retrieved . japan-acad.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . iafastro.org. iafastro.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [26] ↑ . japan-acad.go.jp. Retrieved . japan-acad.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . amacad.org. Retrieved . amacad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . pas.va. Retrieved . pas.va. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . ae-info.org. ae-info.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  30. [8] ↑ . National Diet Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [3] ↑ . Minoru Oda (1923–2001). Retrieved . nature.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [9] ↑ . National Diet Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  1. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1923-02-24T00:00:00Z, +1923-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Given name → Minoru, Minoru
    Member of → Japan Academy, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Pontifical Academy of Sciences +2
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'fr', 'ja', 'ka', 'ru', 'uk', 'zh']
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Member of: International Astronomical Union, according to item-requires-statement constraint constraint from P14528"
  2. 17w ago · Simon Villeneuve · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Canadiana Name Authority ID → ncf11256412
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||eo, es, fi, fr, it, no, pt, sv */ [[MediaWiki talk:Gadget-autoEdit.js|autoEdit]] Update Descriptions (astronome)"
  3. 17w ago · Simon Villeneuve · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14528 → 31325
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14528: 31325, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/291503391|Minoru ODA (#291503391)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7954|IAU member]] #mix'n'ma"
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