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 (42 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 was born on August 15, 1865^[3].
• Nagaoka Hantarō died on December 11, 1950^[5].
• Nagaoka Hantarō held citizenship in Japan^[12].
• 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 worked as a nuclear physicist^[9].
• Nagaoka Hantarō's professions included politician^[10].
• Nagaoka Hantarō's field of work was physics^[13].
• Nagaoka Hantarō's field of work was spectroscopy^[14].
• Nagaoka Hantarō held the position of member of the House of Peers^[15].
• Nagaoka Hantarō was employed by University of Tokyo^[16].
• Nagaoka Hantarō was employed by University of Osaka^[17].
• Nagaoka Hantarō was employed by Tohoku University^[18].
• Nagaoka Hantarō was educated at University of Tokyo^[19].
• Nagaoka Hantarō's education included a stint at Kaisei Junior & Senior High School^[20].
• Nagaoka Hantarō received the Order of Culture^[21].
• Nagaoka Hantarō received the Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class^[22].
• Nagaoka Hantarō was a member of Russian Academy of Sciences^[23].
• Nagaoka Hantarō was a member of Imperial Academy^[24].
• Nagaoka Hantarō is recorded as male^[25].
• Nagaoka Hantarō's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Nagaoka Hantarō supervised Torahiko Terada as a doctoral student^[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^[19], a research university^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in 1877^[30], headquartered in Hongō campus^[31] and Kaisei Junior & Senior High School^[20], 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^[13], a branch of science^[36] and spectroscopy^[14], an analytical chemical technique^[37]. Employers include University of Tokyo^[16], a research university^[38], in Japan^[39], founded in 1877^[40], headquartered in Hongō campus^[41]; University of Osaka^[17], a public research university^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 1931^[44], headquartered in Suita^[45]; and Tohoku University^[18], 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^[15]. Doctoral students include Torahiko Terada^[27], a physicist^[50], 1878–1935^[51], of Japan^[52], awarded the Imperial Prize of Japan Academy^[53]; Jun Ishiwara^[54], a poet^[55], 1881–1947^[56], of Japan^[57], awarded the Imperial Prize of Japan Academy^[58], specialised in theoretical physics^[59]; and Suekichi Kinoshita^[60], a physicist^[61], 1877–1935^[62], awarded the Imperial Prize of Japan Academy^[63].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Culture^[21], an order^[64], in Japan^[65], founded in 1937^[66] and Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class^[22], a grade of an order^[67], in Japan^[68], founded in 1875^[69].

Death and Burial

Nagaoka Hantarō died on December 11, 1950^[5]. He died in Tokyo^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Nagaoka Hantarō include Nagaoka^[70], a lunar crater^[71].

Why It Matters

Nagaoka Hantarō ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[72] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[73]

Entities named for him include Nagaoka^[70], a lunar crater^[71].

His notable doctoral advisees include Torahiko Terada^[74], a physicist^[75], 1878–1935^[76], of Japan^[77], awarded the Imperial Prize of Japan Academy^[78] and Jun Ishiwara^[79], a poet^[80], 1881–1947^[81], of Japan^[82], awarded the Imperial Prize of Japan Academy^[83], specialised in theoretical physics^[84].

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^[19] and Kaisei Junior & Senior High School^[20].

What awards did Nagaoka Hantarō receive?

Honors received include Order of Culture^[21] and Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class^[22].