Kunihiko Kodaira, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kunihiko Kodaira

Japanese mathematician

Date of Birth: 16-Mar-1915

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Date of Death: 26-Jul-1997

Profession: mathematician, university teacher

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Kunihiko Kodaira (?? ??, Kodaira Kunihiko, 16 March 1915 – 26 July 1997) was a Japanese mathematician known for distinguished work in algebraic geometry and the theory of complex manifolds, and as the founder of the Japanese school of algebraic geometers.
He was awarded a Fields Medal in 1954, being the first Japanese national to receive this honour.