Yoshimasa Hirata

Japanese organic chemist
Person human Q11483370
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Yoshimasa Hirata

Summary

Yoshimasa Hirata is a human[1]. His place of birth was Yamaguchi[2]. He was born on +1915-05-30T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2000-03-05T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a chemist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Yamaguchi[2], Yoshimasa Hirata…
  • Yoshimasa Hirata was born on +1915-05-30T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Yoshimasa Hirata died on +2000-03-05T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Yoshimasa Hirata held citizenship in Japan[7].
  • Yoshimasa Hirata held citizenship in Empire of Japan[8].
  • Yoshimasa Hirata worked as a chemist[5].
  • Yoshimasa Hirata's field of work was organic chemistry[9].
  • Yoshimasa Hirata was employed by Nagoya University[10].
  • Yoshimasa Hirata's education included a stint at University of Tokyo[11].
  • Yoshimasa Hirata received the Person of Cultural Merit[12].
  • Yoshimasa Hirata received the Asahi Prize[13].
  • Yoshimasa Hirata received the Nakanishi Prize[14].
  • Yoshimasa Hirata was a member of Japan Academy[15].
  • Yoshimasa Hirata is recorded as male[16].
  • Yoshimasa Hirata's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Yoshimasa Hirata supervised Koji Nakanishi as a doctoral student[18].
  • Yoshimasa Hirata's ISNI is recorded as 0000000084324897[19].
  • Yoshimasa Hirata's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 19523728[20].
  • Yoshimasa Hirata's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr89001156[21].
  • Yoshimasa Hirata's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00701151[22].
  • Yoshimasa Hirata's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00011308[23].
  • Yoshimasa Hirata's family name is recorded as Hirata[24].
  • Yoshimasa Hirata's given name is recorded as Yoshimasa[25].
  • Yoshimasa Hirata's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 121913147[26].
  • Yoshimasa Hirata's Scopus author ID is recorded as 7402006431[27].

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Origins and Family

Yoshimasa Hirata was born in Yamaguchi[2]. He was born on +1915-05-30T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Yoshimasa Hirata was educated at University of Tokyo[11].

Career and Affiliations

Yoshimasa Hirata worked as a chemist[5]. His field of work was organic chemistry[9]. He was employed by Nagoya University[10]. He supervised Koji Nakanishi as a doctoral student[18].

Recognition

Awards received include Person of Cultural Merit[12], a title of honor[28], in Japan[29]; Asahi Prize[13], an award[30], in Japan[31], founded in 1929[32]; and Nakanishi Prize[14], a science award[33], in United States[34].

Death and Burial

Yoshimasa Hirata died on +2000-03-05T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Yoshimasa Hirata ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Yoshimasa Hirata born?

Yoshimasa Hirata was born in Yamaguchi[2].

What did Yoshimasa Hirata do for work?

Yoshimasa Hirata worked as chemist[5].

Where did Yoshimasa Hirata go to school?

Yoshimasa Hirata was educated at University of Tokyo[11].

What awards did Yoshimasa Hirata receive?

Honors received include Person of Cultural Merit[12], Asahi Prize[13], and Nakanishi Prize[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . acs.org. acs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . wikidata.org.
  21. [4] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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