Tihiro Ohkawa

Japanese physicist
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Tihiro Ohkawa

Summary

Tihiro Ohkawa is a human[1]. Born in Kanazawa[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1928[3]. He died in La Jolla[4]. He died on 2014[5]. He worked as a physicist[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Tihiro Ohkawa's place of birth was Kanazawa[2].
  • Tihiro Ohkawa died in La Jolla[4].
  • Tihiro Ohkawa was born on January 1, 1928[3].
  • Tihiro Ohkawa died on 2014[5].
  • Tihiro Ohkawa held citizenship in Japan[9].
  • Tihiro Ohkawa held citizenship in Empire of Japan[10].
  • Tihiro Ohkawa worked as a physicist[6].
  • Tihiro Ohkawa worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Tihiro Ohkawa's field of work was plasma[11].
  • Tihiro Ohkawa was employed by University of Tokyo[12].
  • Among Tihiro Ohkawa's employers was University of California, San Diego[13].
  • Among Tihiro Ohkawa's employers was General Atomics[14].
  • Tihiro Ohkawa was educated at University of Tokyo[15].
  • Tihiro Ohkawa received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[16].
  • Tihiro Ohkawa received the James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[17].
  • Tihiro Ohkawa is recorded as male[18].
  • Tihiro Ohkawa's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Tihiro Ohkawa's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[20].
  • Tihiro Ohkawa's name in native language is recorded as 大河千弘[21].

Body

Origins and Family

Tihiro Ohkawa was born in Kanazawa[2]. He was born on January 1, 1928[3].

Education

Tihiro Ohkawa's education included a stint at University of Tokyo[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6] and university teacher[7]. Tihiro Ohkawa's field of work was plasma[11]. Employers include University of Tokyo[12], a research university[22], in Japan[23], founded in 1877[24], headquartered in Hongō campus[25]; University of California, San Diego[13], a public university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1960[28]; and General Atomics[14], a business[29], in United States[30], founded in 1955[31], headquartered in San Diego[32].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[16], a fellowship award[33] and James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[17], a science award[34], in United States[35], founded in 1975[36].

Death and Burial

Tihiro Ohkawa died on 2014[5]. He died in La Jolla[4].

Why It Matters

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

FAQs

Where was Tihiro Ohkawa born?

Tihiro Ohkawa was born in Kanazawa[2].

Where did Tihiro Ohkawa die?

Tihiro Ohkawa passed away in La Jolla[4].

What did Tihiro Ohkawa do for work?

Tihiro Ohkawa worked as physicist[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did Tihiro Ohkawa go to school?

Tihiro Ohkawa was educated at University of Tokyo[15].

What awards did Tihiro Ohkawa receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[16] and James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics[17].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . aps.org. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [36] . 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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