Akira Yoshizawa

Summary

Akira Yoshizawa is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Kaminokawa^[2]. He was born on March 14, 1911^[3]. He passed away in Tokyo^[4]. He died on March 14, 2005^[5]. He worked as an artist^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (228 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Akira Yoshizawa was born in Kaminokawa^[2].
• Akira Yoshizawa died in Tokyo^[4].
• Akira Yoshizawa was born on March 14, 1911^[3].
• Akira Yoshizawa died on March 14, 2005^[5].
• Akira Yoshizawa held citizenship in Japan^[8].
• Akira Yoshizawa held citizenship in Empire of Japan^[9].
• Akira Yoshizawa worked as an artist^[6].
• Akira Yoshizawa's field of work was origami^[10].
• Akira Yoshizawa received the Order of the Rising Sun, 5th class^[11].
• Akira Yoshizawa is recorded as male^[12].
• Akira Yoshizawa's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Akira Yoshizawa's Commons category is recorded as Akira Yoshizawa^[14].
• The cause of death was pneumonia^[15].
• Akira Yoshizawa's family name is recorded as Yoshizawa^[16].
• Akira Yoshizawa's given name is recorded as Akira^[17].
• Akira Yoshizawa's work location is recorded as Tokyo^[18].
• Akira Yoshizawa's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[19].
• Akira Yoshizawa's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese^[20].
• Akira Yoshizawa's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '吉澤章'}^[21].
• Akira Yoshizawa's name in kana is recorded as よしざわ あきら^[22].

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Origins and Family

Akira Yoshizawa's place of birth was Kaminokawa^[2]. He was born on March 14, 1911^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Akira Yoshizawa's professions included artist^[6]. His field of work was origami^[10].

Recognition

Akira Yoshizawa received the Order of the Rising Sun, 5th class^[11].

Death and Burial

Akira Yoshizawa died on March 14, 2005^[5]. He died in Tokyo^[4]. The cause of death was pneumonia^[15].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Akira Yoshizawa include Yoshizawa–Randlett system^[23], a diagram^[24].

Why It Matters

Akira Yoshizawa ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (228 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]

He is credited with the discovery of Wet-folding^[27], an origami technique^[28]. Entities named for him include Yoshizawa–Randlett system^[23], a diagram^[24].

FAQs

Where was Akira Yoshizawa born?

Akira Yoshizawa was born in Kaminokawa^[2].

Where did Akira Yoshizawa die?

Akira Yoshizawa died in Tokyo^[4].

What did Akira Yoshizawa do for work?

Akira Yoshizawa worked as artist^[6].

What awards did Akira Yoshizawa receive?

Honors received include Order of the Rising Sun, 5th class^[11].

What did Akira Yoshizawa discover?

Akira Yoshizawa is credited as discoverer of Wet-folding^[27].