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Ukichiro Nakaya

Japanese physicist and science essayist known for his work in glaciology and low-temperature sciences (1900-1962)
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Ukichiro Nakaya
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
July 4, 1900
Date of death
April 11, 1962
Place of birth
Kaga
Place of death
Tokyo
Country of citizenship
Japan, Empire of Japan[7][8]
Occupation
physicist
Employer
Hokkaido University[9]
Educated at
University of Tokyo, King's College London, Kyoto University[10][11][12]
Child
Fujiko Nakaya[6]
Cause of death
prostate cancer[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[21]
Family name
Nakaya[15]
Japanese court rank
Senior Third Rank[22]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[20]
Manner of death
natural causes[16]
Name in kana
なかや うきちろう[19]
Name in native language
中谷宇吉郎[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ukichiro Nakaya ar كيتشرو ناكايا hu Nakaja Ukicsiró ja 中谷宇吉郎 ko 나카야 우키치로 ru Накая, Укитиро ru Укитиро Накая tr Ukichirō Nakaya
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000110506214
VIAF cluster ID
30921664
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83202512
GND ID
1193474345
Aozora Bunko author ID
1569
BIBSYS ID
3094948
CiNii Research ID
1140563741643998208
FAST ID
134323
Freebase ID
/m/04n4v8c
Google Doodle
ukichiro-nakayas-113th-birthday
Harper's tag
ukichiro-nakaya
IdRef ID
156478900
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J9U entity ID
987007276261705171
Japan Search name ID
中谷宇吉郎
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00687935
NDL Authority ID
00052941
NUKAT ID
n2004083310
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200813506
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:nwm;=Cc
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9813165678305606
Open Library ID
OL5299948A, OL1261232A, OL4499605A
RERO ID (legacy)
A003628312
SHARE Catalogue author ID
524095
WikiTree person ID
中谷-2
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkTcJCqcPmWHyQ9C8MdcP
ZbMATH author ID
nakaya.u

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 3
Kyoto University, University of Tokyo, King's College London
Country of citizenship 2
Japan, Empire of Japan
Named after 2
10152 Ukichiro, Nakaya Islands
Cause of death 1
prostate cancer
Child 1
Fujiko Nakaya
Children (paternal) 1
Fujiko Nakaya
Employer 1
Hokkaido University
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Occupation 1
physicist
Place of birth 1
Kaga
Place of death 1
Tokyo
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Ukichiro Nakaya was born on July 4, 1900[1], in Kaga[2]. He died on April 11, 1962[3], in Tokyo[4]. He worked as a physicist[5].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ukichiro Nakaya include Nakaya Islands[23], an island group[24] and 10152 Ukichiro[25], an asteroid[26].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Ukichiro Nakaya include Nakaya Islands[23], an island group[24] and 10152 Ukichiro[25], an asteroid[26].

FAQs

Where was Ukichiro Nakaya born?

Ukichiro Nakaya was born in Kaga[2].

Where did Ukichiro Nakaya die?

Ukichiro Nakaya died in Tokyo[4].

What did Ukichiro Nakaya do for work?

Ukichiro Nakaya worked as a physicist[5].

Where did Ukichiro Nakaya go to school?

Ukichiro Nakaya was educated at University of Tokyo[10], King's College London[11], and Kyoto University[12].

Related Entities

Hokkaido University Japan Kyoto University

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65768: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 4w ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL5299948A, OL1261232A, OL4499605A
    "Created claim: Open Library ID: OL4499605A, batch #290734"
  3. 4w ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL5299948A, OL1261232A, OL4499605A
    "Created claim: Open Library ID: OL1261232A, batch #290620"
  4. 8w ago · Immanuelle · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Japanese court rank → Senior Third Rank
    "Created claim: Japanese court rank: Senior Third Rank"
  5. 14w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → ukichiro-nakaya
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: ukichiro-nakaya, Matched to ukichiro nakaya (#289972607) in Harper'…"
  6. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Kaga
    Educated at → University of Tokyo, King's College London, Kyoto University
    Copyright status as a creator → copyrights on works have expired
    Child → Fujiko Nakaya
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32081: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
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