Heisuke Hironaka
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Heisuke Hironaka (1931–2026) was a Japanese mathematician and university teacher specializing in algebraic geometry. Born in Yamaguchi, he was educated at Kyoto University, Harvard University, and the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques. He served on the faculties of Harvard University, Kyoto University, Brandeis University, and Columbia University.
Hironaka received the Fields medal, the Asahi Prize, the Japan Academy Prize, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He was a member of the French Academy of Sciences, the Japan Academy, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Russian Academy of Sciences. His doctoral advisor was Oscar Zariski, and his students included Bernard Teissier, Dave Bayer, and June Huh. He was married to Wakako Hironaka and spoke English and Japanese.
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It sits within the topics 1931 births, 2026 deaths and 20th-century Japanese mathematicians.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1931-04-09 ) April 9, 1931, Yuu-chō, Kuga-Gun, Yamaguchi , Japan, (modern-day Iwakuni, Yamaguchi , Japan)
- Died
- March 18, 2026 (2026-03-18) (aged 94), Tokyo, Japan
- Alma mater
- Kyoto University ( BA ), Harvard University ( PhD )
- Spouse
- Wakako Kimoto ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1960 )
- Awards
- Asahi Prize (1967) , Fields Medal (1970) , Order of Culture (1975) , Legion of Honour (2004)
- Fields
- Mathematics
- Institutions
- Brandeis University , Harvard University , Columbia University , Kyoto University
- Thesis
- On the Theory of Birational Blowing-up (1960)
- Doctoral advisor
- Oscar Zariski
- Doctoral students
- Dave Bayer , Jacob E. Goodman , William Haboush , Mary Schaps , Mark Spivakovsky [ de ] , Allen Tannenbaum , Bernard Teissier
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Yamaguchi
- Place of death
- Tokyo
- Spouse
- Wakako Hironaka
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques
- Employer
- Yamaguchi University
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Native language
- Japanese
- Doctoral advisor
- Oscar Zariski
- Field of work
- mathematics
- Image
- Hironaka heisuke 1976.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1931-04-09
- member of
- Russian Academy of Sciences
- Erdős number
- 4
- name in kana
- ひろなか へいすけ
- name in native language
- 広中平祐
- student
- June Huh
- Commons category
- Heisuke Hironaka
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- interested in
- mathematics
- date of death
- 2026-03-18
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Encyclopedic overview
Heisuke Hironaka (広中 平祐, Hironaka Heisuke; April 9, 1931 – March 18, 2026) was a Japanese mathematician who was awarded the Fields Medal in 1970 for his contributions to algebraic geometry.
Early life and education
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