Yasujiro Niwa

Japanese engineer
Person human Q6619843
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Yasujiro Niwa

Summary

Yasujiro Niwa is a human[1]. His place of birth was Matsusaka[2]. He was born on +1893-04-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1975-02-28T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as an engineer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Yasujiro Niwa's place of birth was Matsusaka[2].
  • Yasujiro Niwa was born on +1893-04-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Yasujiro Niwa died on +1975-02-28T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Yasujiro Niwa held citizenship in Japan[7].
  • Yasujiro Niwa held citizenship in Empire of Japan[8].
  • Yasujiro Niwa worked as an engineer[5].
  • Yasujiro Niwa was employed by Tokyo Denki University[9].
  • Yasujiro Niwa's education included a stint at University of Tokyo[10].
  • Yasujiro Niwa's education included a stint at Tokyo University[11].
  • Yasujiro Niwa received the Order of Culture[12].
  • Yasujiro Niwa received the Person of Cultural Merit[13].
  • Yasujiro Niwa received the Ten Japanese Great Inventors[14].
  • Yasujiro Niwa received the Imperial Prize of Japan Academy[15].
  • Yasujiro Niwa is recorded as male[16].
  • Yasujiro Niwa's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Yasujiro Niwa's ISNI is recorded as 0000000083458885[18].
  • Yasujiro Niwa's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 94312379[19].
  • Yasujiro Niwa's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00867981[20].
  • Yasujiro Niwa's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00055910[21].
  • Yasujiro Niwa's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02zztn[22].
  • Yasujiro Niwa's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 1209414[23].
  • Yasujiro Niwa's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '丹羽 保次郎'}[24].
  • Yasujiro Niwa's name in kana is recorded as にわ やすじろう[25].
  • Yasujiro Niwa's Prabook ID is recorded as 1727082[26].
  • Yasujiro Niwa's CiNii Research ID is recorded as 1140845216797195776[27].

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Origins and Family

Yasujiro Niwa's place of birth was Matsusaka[2]. He was born on +1893-04-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Tokyo[10], a research university[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1877[30], headquartered in Hongō campus[31] and Tokyo University[11], a university[32], in Japan[33], founded in 1877[34].

Career and Affiliations

Yasujiro Niwa worked as an engineer[5]. Among his employers was Tokyo Denki University[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Culture[12], an order[35], in Japan[36], founded in 1937[37]; Person of Cultural Merit[13], a title of honor[38], in Japan[39]; Ten Japanese Great Inventors[14], a Q11665114[40], in Japan[41]; and Imperial Prize of Japan Academy[15], an academic award[42], in Japan[43], founded in 1911[44].

Death and Burial

Yasujiro Niwa died on +1975-02-28T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Yasujiro Niwa ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Yasujiro Niwa born?

Born in Matsusaka[2], Yasujiro Niwa…

What did Yasujiro Niwa do for work?

Yasujiro Niwa worked as engineer[5].

Where did Yasujiro Niwa go to school?

Yasujiro Niwa was educated at University of Tokyo[10] and Tokyo University[11].

What awards did Yasujiro Niwa receive?

Honors received include Order of Culture[12], Person of Cultural Merit[13], Ten Japanese Great Inventors[14], and Imperial Prize of Japan Academy[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [20] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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