Shigeru Baba

Japanese Go player
Person human Q3508928
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Shigeru Baba

Summary

Shigeru Baba is a human[1]. His place of birth was Nagoya[2]. He was born on +1948-01-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a Go professional[4]. He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5]

Key Facts

  • Shigeru Baba's place of birth was Nagoya[2].
  • Shigeru Baba was born on +1948-01-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Shigeru Baba held citizenship in Japan[6].
  • Japanese was Shigeru Baba's native language[7].
  • Shigeru Baba worked as a Go professional[4].
  • A notable student of Shigeru Baba was Atsushi Ida[8].
  • A notable student of Shigeru Baba was Naoto Hikosaka[9].
  • Shigeru Baba is recorded as male[10].
  • Shigeru Baba's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Shigeru Baba's residence is recorded as Nagoya[12].
  • Shigeru Baba's sport is recorded as go[13].
  • Shigeru Baba's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gkycm[14].
  • Shigeru Baba's family name is recorded as Baba[15].
  • Shigeru Baba's given name is recorded as Shigeru[16].
  • Shigeru Baba's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000059.html[17].
  • Shigeru Baba studied under Toshio Sakai[18].
  • Shigeru Baba's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[19].
  • Shigeru Baba's affiliation is recorded as Nihon Ki-in[20].
  • Shigeru Baba's country for sport is recorded as Japan[21].
  • Shigeru Baba's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '馬場滋'}[22].
  • Shigeru Baba's name in kana is recorded as ばば しげる[23].
  • Shigeru Baba's Goratings ID is recorded as 926[24].

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Origins and Family

Shigeru Baba was born in Nagoya[2]. He was born on +1948-01-19T00:00:00Z[3]. Japanese was his native language[7].

Education

Shigeru Baba studied under Toshio Sakai[18].

Career and Affiliations

Shigeru Baba worked as a Go professional[4]. Notable students include Atsushi Ida[8], a Go professional[25], b. 1994[26], of Japan[27] and Naoto Hikosaka[9], a Go professional[28], b. 1962[29], of Japan[30].

Why It Matters

Shigeru Baba has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Shigeru Baba born?

Born in Nagoya[2], Shigeru Baba…

What did Shigeru Baba do for work?

Shigeru Baba worked as Go professional[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . nihonkiin.or.jp. Retrieved . nihonkiin.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Go Ratings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . nihonkiin.or.jp. nihonkiin.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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