Norio Kaifu

Summary

Norio Kaifu is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Niigata^[2]. He was born on September 21, 1943^[3]. He passed away in Hachiōji-shi^[4]. He died on April 13, 2019^[5]. He worked as an astrophysicist^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Norio Kaifu was born in Niigata^[2].
• Norio Kaifu died in Hachiōji-shi^[4].
• Norio Kaifu was born on September 21, 1943^[3].
• Norio Kaifu died on April 13, 2019^[5].
• Norio Kaifu held citizenship in Japan^[8].
• Norio Kaifu held citizenship in Empire of Japan^[9].
• Norio Kaifu's professions included astrophysicist^[6].
• Norio Kaifu held the position of president^[10].
• Among Norio Kaifu's employers was University of Tokyo^[11].
• Norio Kaifu was employed by Open University of Japan^[12].
• Norio Kaifu's education included a stint at University of Tokyo^[13].
• Norio Kaifu received the Q11547313^[14].
• Norio Kaifu received the Nishina Memorial Prize^[15].
• Norio Kaifu received the Japan Academy Prize^[16].
• Norio Kaifu is recorded as male^[17].
• Norio Kaifu's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Norio Kaifu's Commons category is recorded as Norio Kaifu^[19].
• The cause of death was pancreatic cancer^[20].
• Norio Kaifu's family name is recorded as Kaifu^[21].
• Norio Kaifu's given name is recorded as Norio^[22].
• Norio Kaifu's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[23].
• Norio Kaifu's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese^[24].
• Norio Kaifu's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[25].
• Norio Kaifu's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '海部宣男'}^[26].
• Norio Kaifu's name in kana is recorded as かいふ のりお^[27].

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Origins and Family

Norio Kaifu's place of birth was Niigata^[2]. He was born on September 21, 1943^[3].

Education

Norio Kaifu's education included a stint at University of Tokyo^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Norio Kaifu's professions included astrophysicist^[6]. Employers include University of Tokyo^[11], a research university^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in 1877^[30], headquartered in Hongō campus^[31] and Open University of Japan^[12], a university^[32], in Japan^[33], founded in 1983^[34], headquartered in Chiba^[35]. He held the position of president^[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Q11547313^[14], an award^[36], in Japan^[37]; Nishina Memorial Prize^[15], a science award^[38], in Japan^[39], founded in 1955^[40]; and Japan Academy Prize^[16], an academic award^[41], in Japan^[42], founded in 1948^[43].

Death and Burial

Norio Kaifu died on April 13, 2019^[5]. He passed away in Hachiōji-shi^[4]. The cause of death was pancreatic cancer^[20].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Norio Kaifu include 6412 Kaifu^[44], an asteroid^[45].

Why It Matters

Norio Kaifu ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Entities named for him include 6412 Kaifu^[44], an asteroid^[45].

FAQs

Where was Norio Kaifu born?

Norio Kaifu was born in Niigata^[2].

Where did Norio Kaifu die?

Norio Kaifu died in Hachiōji-shi^[4].

What did Norio Kaifu do for work?

Norio Kaifu worked as astrophysicist^[6].

Where did Norio Kaifu go to school?

Norio Kaifu was educated at University of Tokyo^[13].

What awards did Norio Kaifu receive?

Honors received include Q11547313^[14], Nishina Memorial Prize^[15], and Japan Academy Prize^[16].