Takakazu Seki

Summary

Takakazu Seki is a human^[1]. Born in Fujioka^[2], he… he was born on +1642-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Edo^[4]. He died on +1708-10-24T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (82 views/month, #7,230 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Takakazu Seki was born in Fujioka^[2].
• Takakazu Seki's place of birth was Edo^[8].
• Takakazu Seki passed away in Edo^[4].
• Takakazu Seki was born on +1642-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Takakazu Seki died on +1708-10-24T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Takakazu Seki died on +1708-12-05T00:00:00Z^[9].
• Burial took place at Jorinji temple^[10].
• Takakazu Seki held citizenship in Japan^[11].
• Takakazu Seki's professions included mathematician^[6].
• Among Takakazu Seki's employers was Kōfu Domain^[12].
• Among Takakazu Seki's employers was Tokugawa shogunate^[13].
• A notable student of Takakazu Seki was Takebe Katahiro^[14].
• A notable student of Takakazu Seki was Takebe Kenbe^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Takakazu Seki is Taisei sankei^[16].
• Takakazu Seki's image is recorded as Seki.jpeg^[17].
• Takakazu Seki's image is recorded as Seki Takakazu.jpg^[18].
• Takakazu Seki's image is recorded as Seki Kowa.jpg^[19].
• Takakazu Seki is recorded as male^[20].
• Takakazu Seki's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Takakazu Seki's ISNI is recorded as 0000000025520206^[22].
• Takakazu Seki's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 67272255^[23].
• Takakazu Seki's GND ID is recorded as 119274426^[24].
• Takakazu Seki's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84106242^[25].
• Takakazu Seki's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12443516f^[26].
• Takakazu Seki's IdRef ID is recorded as 033582777^[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Fujioka^[2], a city of Japan^[28], in Japan^[29] and Edo^[8], a former settlement^[30], in Japan^[31]. Takakazu Seki was born on +1642-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Takakazu Seki's professions included mathematician^[6]. Employers include Kōfu Domain^[12], a han^[32], in Japan^[33] and Tokugawa shogunate^[13], a shogunate^[34], in Japan^[35], founded in 1603^[36], headquartered in Edo Castle^[37]. Notable students include Takebe Katahiro^[14], a mathematician^[38], 1664–1739^[39], of Japan^[40] and Takebe Kenbe^[15], a mathematician^[41], 1661–1716^[42].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Takakazu Seki is Taisei sankei^[16]. Things named for him include 7483 Sekitakakazu^[43], an asteroid^[44].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1708-10-24T00:00:00Z^[5] and +1708-12-05T00:00:00Z^[9]. Takakazu Seki passed away in Edo^[4]. He is buried at Jorinji temple^[10].

Why It Matters

Takakazu Seki ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (82 views/month, #7,230 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

He has been cited as an influence by Ajima Naonobu^[47], a mathematician^[48], 1732–1798^[49], of Japan^[50].

He is credited with the discovery of Bernoulli number^[51], a sequence of real numbers^[52]. Entities named for him include 7483 Sekitakakazu^[43], an asteroid^[44].

FAQs

Where was Takakazu Seki born?

Born in Fujioka^[2], Takakazu Seki…

Where did Takakazu Seki die?

Takakazu Seki passed away in Edo^[4].

What did Takakazu Seki do for work?

Takakazu Seki worked as mathematician^[6].

Who did Takakazu Seki influence?

Takakazu Seki has been cited as an influence by Ajima Naonobu^[47].

What did Takakazu Seki discover?

Takakazu Seki is credited as discoverer of Bernoulli number^[51].