Norio Niikawa

Japanese geneticist
Person human Q15989775
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Norio Niikawa

Summary

Norio Niikawa is a human[1]. He was born in Japan[2]. He was born on +1942-05-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Japan[4]. He died on +2022-04-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a geneticist[6] and physician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Japan[2], Norio Niikawa…
  • Norio Niikawa died in Japan[4].
  • Norio Niikawa was born on +1942-05-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Norio Niikawa died on +2022-04-04T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Norio Niikawa held citizenship in Japan[9].
  • Norio Niikawa held citizenship in Empire of Japan[10].
  • Norio Niikawa worked as a geneticist[6].
  • Norio Niikawa's professions included physician[7].
  • Norio Niikawa's field of work was pediatrics[11].
  • Norio Niikawa was employed by Health Sciences University of Hokkaido[12].
  • Norio Niikawa's education included a stint at Hokkaido University[13].
  • Norio Niikawa is recorded as male[14].
  • Norio Niikawa's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Norio Niikawa supervised Naomichi Matsumoto as a doctoral student[16].
  • Norio Niikawa's ISNI is recorded as 0000000051125920[17].
  • Norio Niikawa's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 29395942[18].
  • Norio Niikawa's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr92013731[19].
  • Norio Niikawa's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA04409286[20].
  • Norio Niikawa's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00199217[21].
  • Norio Niikawa's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0_ymbgd[22].
  • Norio Niikawa's family name is recorded as Niikawa[23].
  • Norio Niikawa's given name is recorded as Norio[24].
  • Norio Niikawa's Scopus author ID is recorded as 36050383200[25].
  • Norio Niikawa's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '新川詔夫'}[26].
  • Norio Niikawa's name in kana is recorded as ニイカワ ノリオ[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Japan[2], Norio Niikawa… he was born on +1942-05-08T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Norio Niikawa's education included a stint at Hokkaido University[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include geneticist[6] and physician[7]. Norio Niikawa's field of work was pediatrics[11]. He was employed by Health Sciences University of Hokkaido[12]. He supervised Naomichi Matsumoto as a doctoral student[16].

Death and Burial

Norio Niikawa died on +2022-04-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Japan[4].

Why It Matters

Norio Niikawa ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

He is credited with the discovery of Kabuki syndrome[28], a designated intractable/rare disease[29].

His notable doctoral advisees include Naomichi Matsumoto[30], a geneticist[31], b. 1961[32], of Japan[33], specialised in medical genetics[34].

FAQs

Where was Norio Niikawa born?

Norio Niikawa was born in Japan[2].

Where did Norio Niikawa die?

Norio Niikawa passed away in Japan[4].

What did Norio Niikawa do for work?

Norio Niikawa worked as geneticist[6] and physician[7].

Where did Norio Niikawa go to school?

Norio Niikawa was educated at Hokkaido University[13].

What did Norio Niikawa discover?

Norio Niikawa is credited as discoverer of Kabuki syndrome[28].

References

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  10. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [20] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . Journal of Human Genetics. wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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