Kenjiro Takayanagi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kenjiro Takayanagi

Japanese pioneer in the development of television

Date of Birth: 20-Jan-1899

Place of Birth: Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 23-Jul-1990

Profession: engineer, inventor, pioneer

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Kenjiro Takayanagi (?? ???, Takayanagi Kenjiro, January 20, 1899 in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka – July 23, 1990 in Yokosuka) was a Japanese engineer and a pioneer in the development of television.
Although he failed to gain much recognition in the West, he built the world's first all-electronic television receiver, and is referred to as "the father of Japanese television".