Nagaoka Hantarō

Summary

Nagaoka Hantarō is a human^[1]. He was born in Ōmura-shi^[2]. He was born on August 15, 1865^[3]. He died in Tokyo^[4]. He died on December 11, 1950^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6], theoretical physicist^[7], university teacher^[8], nuclear physicist^[9], and politician^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,628 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Nagaoka Hantarō was born in Ōmura-shi^[2].
• Nagaoka Hantarō passed away in Tokyo^[4].
• Nagaoka Hantarō died in Tokyo^[12].
• Nagaoka Hantarō was born on August 15, 1865^[3].
• Nagaoka Hantarō died on December 11, 1950^[5].
• Nagaoka Hantarō held citizenship in Japan^[13].
• Nagaoka Hantarō worked as a physicist^[6].
• Nagaoka Hantarō worked as a theoretical physicist^[7].
• Nagaoka Hantarō worked as a university teacher^[8].
• Nagaoka Hantarō's professions included nuclear physicist^[9].
• Nagaoka Hantarō worked as a politician^[10].
• Nagaoka Hantarō's field of work was physics^[14].
• Nagaoka Hantarō's field of work was spectroscopy^[15].
• Nagaoka Hantarō held the position of member of the House of Peers^[16].
• Nagaoka Hantarō was employed by University of Tokyo^[17].
• Nagaoka Hantarō was employed by University of Osaka^[18].
• Nagaoka Hantarō was employed by Tohoku University^[19].
• Nagaoka Hantarō's education included a stint at University of Tokyo^[20].
• Nagaoka Hantarō was educated at Kaisei Junior & Senior High School^[21].
• Nagaoka Hantarō received the Order of Culture^[22].
• Nagaoka Hantarō received the Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class^[23].
• Nagaoka Hantarō was a member of Russian Academy of Sciences^[24].
• Nagaoka Hantarō was a member of Imperial Academy^[25].
• Nagaoka Hantarō is recorded as male^[26].
• Nagaoka Hantarō's instance of is recorded as human^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Ōmura-shi^[2], Nagaoka Hantarō… he was born on August 15, 1865^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Tokyo^[20], a research university^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in 1877^[30], headquartered in Hongō campus^[31] and Kaisei Junior & Senior High School^[21], an unified secondary school in Japan^[32], in Japan^[33], founded in 1871^[34], headquartered in Nishi-Nippori^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[6], theoretical physicist^[7], university teacher^[8], nuclear physicist^[9], and politician^[10]. Fields of work include physics^[14], a branch of science^[36] and spectroscopy^[15], an analytical chemical technique^[37]. Employers include University of Tokyo^[17], a research university^[38], in Japan^[39], founded in 1877^[40], headquartered in Hongō campus^[41]; University of Osaka^[18], a public research university^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 1931^[44], headquartered in Suita^[45]; and Tohoku University^[19], a national university^[46], in Japan^[47], founded in 1907^[48], headquartered in Sendai^[49]. Nagaoka Hantarō held the position of member of the House of Peers^[16]. Doctoral students include Torahiko Terada^[50], a physicist^[51], 1878–1935^[52], of Japan^[53], awarded the Imperial Prize of Japan Academy^[54]; Jun Ishiwara^[55], a poet^[56], 1881–1947^[57], of Japan^[58], awarded the Imperial Prize of Japan Academy^[59], specialised in theoretical physics^[60]; and Suekichi Kinoshita^[61], a physicist^[62], 1877–1935^[63], awarded the Imperial Prize of Japan Academy^[64].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Culture^[22], an order^[65], in Japan^[66], founded in 1937^[67] and Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class^[23], a grade of an order^[68], in Japan^[69], founded in 1875^[70].

Death and Burial

Nagaoka Hantarō died on December 11, 1950^[5]. Recorded place of death include Tokyo^[4], a de facto national capital^[71], in Japan^[72], founded in 1868^[73].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Nagaoka Hantarō include Nagaoka^[74], a lunar crater^[75].

Why It Matters

Nagaoka Hantarō ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,628 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[76] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[77]

Entities named for him include Nagaoka^[74], a lunar crater^[75].

His notable doctoral advisees include Torahiko Terada^[78], a physicist^[79], 1878–1935^[80], of Japan^[81], awarded the Imperial Prize of Japan Academy^[82] and Jun Ishiwara^[83], a poet^[84], 1881–1947^[85], of Japan^[86], awarded the Imperial Prize of Japan Academy^[87], specialised in theoretical physics^[88].

FAQs

Where was Nagaoka Hantarō born?

Nagaoka Hantarō was born in Ōmura-shi^[2].

Where did Nagaoka Hantarō die?

Nagaoka Hantarō passed away in Tokyo^[4].

What did Nagaoka Hantarō do for work?

Nagaoka Hantarō worked as physicist^[6], theoretical physicist^[7], university teacher^[8], nuclear physicist^[9], and politician^[10].

Where did Nagaoka Hantarō go to school?

Nagaoka Hantarō was educated at University of Tokyo^[20] and Kaisei Junior & Senior High School^[21].

What awards did Nagaoka Hantarō receive?

Honors received include Order of Culture^[22] and Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class^[23].