Yoshio Masui

Japanese biologist (1931–2024)
Person human Q977903
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Yoshio Masui

Summary

Yoshio Masui is a human[1]. He was born in Kyoto[2]. He was born on +1931-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2024-04-18T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a biologist[5] and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Kyoto[2], Yoshio Masui…
  • Yoshio Masui was born on +1931-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Yoshio Masui died on +2024-04-18T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Yoshio Masui held citizenship in Japan[8].
  • Yoshio Masui held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • Yoshio Masui's professions included biologist[5].
  • Yoshio Masui worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Yoshio Masui held the position of emeritus[10].
  • Yoshio Masui was employed by Konan University[11].
  • Yoshio Masui was employed by University of Toronto[12].
  • Among Yoshio Masui's employers was Yale University[13].
  • Yoshio Masui was educated at Kyoto University[14].
  • Yoshio Masui received the Fellow of the Royal Society[15].
  • Yoshio Masui received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research[16].
  • Yoshio Masui received the Officer of the Order of Canada[17].
  • Yoshio Masui received the Canada Gairdner International Award[18].
  • Yoshio Masui was a member of Royal Society[19].
  • Yoshio Masui is recorded as male[20].
  • Yoshio Masui's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Yoshio Masui's ISNI is recorded as 0000000083263746[22].
  • Yoshio Masui's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 116738360[23].
  • Yoshio Masui's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr00015548[24].
  • Yoshio Masui's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00760432[25].
  • Yoshio Masui's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/043sdd2[26].
  • Yoshio Masui's family name is recorded as Masui[27].

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Origins and Family

Yoshio Masui's place of birth was Kyoto[2]. He was born on +1931-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Yoshio Masui's education included a stint at Kyoto University[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include biologist[5] and university teacher[6]. Employers include Konan University[11], a university[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1919[30], headquartered in Kobe[31]; University of Toronto[12], a public research university[32], in Canada[33], founded in 1827[34], headquartered in Toronto[35]; and Yale University[13], a private university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1701[38], headquartered in New Haven[39]. Yoshio Masui held the position of emeritus[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society[15], a fellowship award[40], in United Kingdom[41]; Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research[16], a class of award[42], in United States[43], founded in 1946[44]; Officer of the Order of Canada[17], a grade of an order[45], in Canada[46], founded in 1967[47]; and Canada Gairdner International Award[18], a science award[48], in Canada[49], founded in 1959[50].

Death and Burial

Yoshio Masui died on +2024-04-18T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Yoshio Masui ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

Where was Yoshio Masui born?

Yoshio Masui was born in Kyoto[2].

What did Yoshio Masui do for work?

Yoshio Masui worked as biologist[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Yoshio Masui go to school?

Yoshio Masui was educated at Kyoto University[14].

What awards did Yoshio Masui receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[15], Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research[16], Officer of the Order of Canada[17], and Canada Gairdner International Award[18].

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  23. [4] . csb.utoronto.ca. csb.utoronto.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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