Yoshihisa Yamamoto

Japanese applied physicist (born 1950)
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Yoshihisa Yamamoto

Summary

Yoshihisa Yamamoto is a human[1]. He was born in Tokyo[2]. He was born on +1950-11-21T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[4], academic[5], university teacher[6], and electrical engineer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Yoshihisa Yamamoto was born in Tokyo[2].
  • Yoshihisa Yamamoto was born on +1950-11-21T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Yoshihisa Yamamoto held citizenship in Japan[9].
  • Yoshihisa Yamamoto's professions included physicist[4].
  • Yoshihisa Yamamoto worked as an academic[5].
  • Yoshihisa Yamamoto's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Yoshihisa Yamamoto worked as an electrical engineer[7].
  • Yoshihisa Yamamoto's field of work was applied physics[10].
  • Yoshihisa Yamamoto's field of work was electrical engineering[11].
  • Among Yoshihisa Yamamoto's employers was Stanford University[12].
  • Yoshihisa Yamamoto's education included a stint at Tokyo Institute of Technology[13].
  • Yoshihisa Yamamoto was educated at University of Tokyo[14].
  • Yoshihisa Yamamoto's doctoral advisor was Hisayoshi Yanai[15].
  • Yoshihisa Yamamoto's doctoral advisor was Takeshi Kamiya[16].
  • Yoshihisa Yamamoto received the Medal with Purple Ribbon[17].
  • Yoshihisa Yamamoto received the Nishina Memorial Prize[18].
  • Yoshihisa Yamamoto's image is recorded as Yamamoto-Yoshihisa.png[19].
  • Yoshihisa Yamamoto is recorded as male[20].
  • Yoshihisa Yamamoto's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Yoshihisa Yamamoto supervised Isaac L. Chuang as a doctoral student[22].
  • Yoshihisa Yamamoto supervised Orly Alter as a doctoral student[23].
  • Yoshihisa Yamamoto supervised Jungsang Kim as a doctoral student[24].
  • Yoshihisa Yamamoto's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117702648[25].
  • Yoshihisa Yamamoto's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 73932567[26].
  • Yoshihisa Yamamoto's GND ID is recorded as 122813200[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Yoshihisa Yamamoto's place of birth was Tokyo[2]. He was born on +1950-11-21T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Tokyo Institute of Technology[13], a university in postwar Japan[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1881[30], headquartered in Ōokayama[31] and University of Tokyo[14], a research university[32], in Japan[33], founded in 1877[34], headquartered in Hongō campus[35]. Doctoral advisors include Hisayoshi Yanai[15] and Takeshi Kamiya[16]. Yoshihisa Yamamoto studied under Yasuharu Suematsu[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4], academic[5], university teacher[6], and electrical engineer[7]. Fields of work include applied physics[10], a branch of physics[37] and electrical engineering[11], a branch of engineering[38]. Among Yoshihisa Yamamoto's employers was Stanford University[12]. Doctoral students include Isaac L. Chuang[22], a computer engineer[39], b. 1968[40], of United States[41], awarded the Fellow of the American Physical Society[42], specialised in electrical engineering[43]; Orly Alter[23], a professor[44], b. 1964[45], of Israel[46], awarded the DOE/Sloan Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Computational Molecular Biology[47], specialised in genetics[48]; and Jungsang Kim[24].

Recognition

Awards received include Medal with Purple Ribbon[17], a grade of an order[49], in Japan[50], founded in 1955[51] and Nishina Memorial Prize[18], a science award[52], in Japan[53], founded in 1955[54].

Why It Matters

Yoshihisa Yamamoto ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55]

FAQs

Where was Yoshihisa Yamamoto born?

Born in Tokyo[2], Yoshihisa Yamamoto…

What did Yoshihisa Yamamoto do for work?

Yoshihisa Yamamoto worked as physicist[4], academic[5], university teacher[6], and electrical engineer[7].

Where did Yoshihisa Yamamoto go to school?

Yoshihisa Yamamoto was educated at Tokyo Institute of Technology[13] and University of Tokyo[14].

What awards did Yoshihisa Yamamoto receive?

Honors received include Medal with Purple Ribbon[17] and Nishina Memorial Prize[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Theory of a negative frequency feedback semiconductor laser. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Theory of a negative frequency feedback semiconductor laser. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . news.stanford.edu. news.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Theory of a negative frequency feedback semiconductor laser. wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Theory of a negative frequency feedback semiconductor laser. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . nishina-mf.or.jp. nishina-mf.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . stanford.edu. stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Theory of a negative frequency feedback semiconductor laser. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] . wikidata.org.

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  24. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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