Toshihide Maskawa
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Summary
Toshihide Maskawa was born on February 7, 1940[1], in Nagoya[2]. He died on July 23, 2021[3], in Kyoto[4]. He worked as a theoretical physicist[5], professor[6], and physicist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,036 views/month, #7,246 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Country of citizenship: Japan[9], Empire of Japan[10]
- Field of work: particle physics[11]
- Employer: University of Tokyo[12], Kyoto Sangyo University[13], Nagoya University[14], Kyoto University[15], Kobayashi-Maskawa Institute for the Origin of Particles and the Universe[16]
- Educated at: Nagoya University[17]
- Doctoral advisor: Shoichi Sakata[18]
- Award received: Order of Culture[19], Nobel Prize in Physics[20], High Energy and Particle Physics Prize[21], Person of Cultural Merit[22], Asahi Prize[23], Sakurai Prize[24], honorary doctor of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University[25], Nishina Memorial Prize[26]
- Member of: Japan Academy[27], Science Council of Japan[28]
- Sex or gender: male[29]
- Commons category: Toshihide Masukawa[30]
- Cause of death: cancer[31]
- Academic degree: Doctor of Science[32]
- Family name: Masukawa[33]
- Given name: Toshihide[34]
- Manner of death: natural causes[35]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese[36]
- Name in native language: 益川 敏英[37]
- Name in kana: ますかわ としひで[38]
- Interested in: physics[39]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[40]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Toshihide Maskawa include Cabibbo–Kobayashi–Maskawa matrix[41].
Why It Matters
Toshihide Maskawa has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for him include Cabibbo–Kobayashi–Maskawa matrix[41].
FAQs
Where was Toshihide Maskawa born?
Toshihide Maskawa's place of birth was Nagoya[2].
Where did Toshihide Maskawa die?
Toshihide Maskawa passed away in Kyoto[4].
What did Toshihide Maskawa do for work?
Toshihide Maskawa worked as a theoretical physicist[5], professor[6], and physicist[7].
Where did Toshihide Maskawa go to school?
Toshihide Maskawa was educated at Nagoya University[17].
What awards did Toshihide Maskawa receive?
Honors received include Order of Culture[19], Nobel Prize in Physics[20], High Energy and Particle Physics Prize[21], and Person of Cultural Merit[22].