Shun'ichi Amari

Japanese engineer
Person human Q7505004
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Shun'ichi Amari was born on January 1, 1936 in Tokyo[1][2][3]. He is an engineer, neuroscientist, computer scientist, and mathematician and was educated at the University of Tokyo[4].

He has received the IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award[5][6][7], the Person of Cultural Merit[5][6][7], the Order of Culture[5][6][7], the IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award[5][6][7], and the Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology[5][6][7].

Shun'ichi Amari

Summary

Shun'ichi Amari is a human[1]. His place of birth was Tokyo[2]. He was born on +1936-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an engineer[4], neuroscientist[5], computer scientist[6], and mathematician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #7,216 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Shun'ichi Amari's place of birth was Tokyo[2].
  • Shun'ichi Amari was born on +1936-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Shun'ichi Amari held citizenship in Japan[9].
  • Shun'ichi Amari worked as an engineer[4].
  • Shun'ichi Amari worked as a neuroscientist[5].
  • Shun'ichi Amari worked as a computer scientist[6].
  • Shun'ichi Amari worked as a mathematician[7].
  • Among Shun'ichi Amari's employers was Kyushu University[10].
  • Shun'ichi Amari was employed by University of Tokyo[11].
  • Shun'ichi Amari was employed by RIKEN[12].
  • Shun'ichi Amari's education included a stint at University of Tokyo[13].
  • Shun'ichi Amari received the IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award[14].
  • Shun'ichi Amari received the Person of Cultural Merit[15].
  • Shun'ichi Amari received the Order of Culture[16].
  • Shun'ichi Amari received the IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award[17].
  • Shun'ichi Amari received the Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology[18].
  • Shun'ichi Amari was a member of Polish Academy of Sciences[19].
  • Shun'ichi Amari's image is recorded as Shunichi Amari cropped Shunichi Amari 201911.jpg[20].
  • Shun'ichi Amari is recorded as male[21].
  • Shun'ichi Amari's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Shun'ichi Amari's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117456192[23].
  • Shun'ichi Amari's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 14992186[24].
  • Shun'ichi Amari's GND ID is recorded as 1055752951[25].
  • Shun'ichi Amari's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82153130[26].
  • Shun'ichi Amari's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 144389818[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Shun'ichi Amari was born in Tokyo[2]. He was born on +1936-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Shun'ichi Amari was educated at University of Tokyo[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[4], neuroscientist[5], computer scientist[6], and mathematician[7]. Employers include Kyushu University[10], a university[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1911[30], headquartered in Fukuoka[31]; University of Tokyo[11], a research university[32], in Japan[33], founded in 1877[34], headquartered in Hongō campus[35]; and RIKEN[12], a research institute[36], in Japan[37], founded in 1917[38], headquartered in Wakō-shi[39].

Recognition

Awards received include IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award[14], a technical field award[40], founded in 1976[41]; Person of Cultural Merit[15], a title of honor[42], in Japan[43]; Order of Culture[16], an order[44], in Japan[45], founded in 1937[46]; IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award[17], an award[47]; and Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology[18], a science award[48], in Japan[49], founded in 1985[50].

Why It Matters

Shun'ichi Amari ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #7,216 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

He is credited with the discovery of recurrent neural network[53].

FAQs

Where was Shun'ichi Amari born?

Born in Tokyo[2], Shun'ichi Amari…

What did Shun'ichi Amari do for work?

Shun'ichi Amari worked as engineer[4], neuroscientist[5], computer scientist[6], and mathematician[7].

Where did Shun'ichi Amari go to school?

Shun'ichi Amari was educated at University of Tokyo[13].

What awards did Shun'ichi Amari receive?

Honors received include IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award[14], Person of Cultural Merit[15], Order of Culture[16], and IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award[17].

What did Shun'ichi Amari discover?

Shun'ichi Amari is credited as discoverer of recurrent neural network[53].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [20] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [22] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . ieee.org. ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . cis.ieee.org. Retrieved . cis.ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . kyotoprize.org. Retrieved . kyotoprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [19] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [53] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Shun'ichi Amari. Retrieved March 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/shun-ichi-amari
MLA “Shun'ichi Amari.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Mar. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/shun-ichi-amari.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_shun-ichi-amari_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Shun'ichi Amari}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/shun-ichi-amari}, note = {Accessed: 2026-03-11}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Shun'ichi Amari — https://4ort.xyz/entity/shun-ichi-amari (retrieved 2026-03-11)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/shun-ichi-amari · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Yukkuri Shambis · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Polish academy of sciences id
    Viaf id
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id
    Image Shunichi Amari cropped Shunichi Amari 201911.jpg
    + 107 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P735]]: [[Q135431775]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.