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Genichi Taguchi

Japanese engineer and statistician
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Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
1924
Date of death
June 2, 2012
Place of birth
Tōkamachi-shi
Place of death
Japan
Country of citizenship
Japan, Empire of Japan[7][8]
Occupation
engineer, statistician
Employer
Aoyama Gakuin University[10]
Field of work
Taguchi methods[9]
Educated at
桐生高等工業学校, Kyushu University[11][12]
Award received
Medal with Blue Ribbon, Shewhart Medal, Deming Prize, Automotive Hall of Fame[14][15][16][17]
Doctoral advisor
Toshio Kitagawa[13]
Cause of death
heart failure[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Japanese[25]
Academic degree
Doctor of Science[21]
Family name
Taguchi[22]
Given name
Gen'ichi[23]
Influenced by
Motosaburo Masuyama[18]
Manner of death
natural causes[24]
Name in kana
たぐち げんいち[27]
Name in native language
田口玄一[26]
P14541
2UO8kl[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en Dr. T en Genichi Taguchi ar جينشي تاجوشي ar جينشي تاغوشي de Taguchi Gen’ichi fa گنیچی تاگوچی ja たぐち げんいち ja 田口玄一 ko 다구치 겐이치 pl Gen'ichi Taguchi ru Гэнъити Тагути ru Тагути, Гэнъити uk Генічі Тагучі
🔖 Identifiers · 29
ISNI
0000000110807674
VIAF cluster ID
108161310
Library of Congress authority ID
n85095254
GND ID
118878085
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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BIBSYS ID
90207486
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12149838h
CONOR.SI ID
93907043
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11189522
CiNii Research ID
1140845216783251840
DDB person (GND) ID
118878085
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
520259
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FAST ID
151475
Freebase ID
/m/028sbx
IdRef ID
029989884
Libraries Australia ID
35512365
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA0016984X
NDL Authority ID
00076866
NLA Trove people ID
980064
NLAI ID
33856
NUKAT ID
n2006098495
National Library of Korea ID
KAC2018J1207
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
135499720
Open Library ID
OL2635806A
RERO ID (legacy)
A003885518
SBN author ID
CFIV114766
SHARE Catalogue author ID
30408
UOM ID
73308
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgxkx3Cw8TXmywt46FHYP

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🔗 Connections
Award received 3
Automotive Hall of Fame, Deming Prize, Shewhart Medal
Country of citizenship 2
Japan, Empire of Japan
Occupation 2
engineer, statistician
Academic degree 1
Doctor of Science
Cause of death 1
heart failure
Educated at 1
Kyushu University
Employer 1
Aoyama Gakuin University
Field of work 1
Taguchi methods
Influenced by 1
Motosaburo Masuyama
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Japanese
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Named after 1
Taguchi methods
Place of birth 1
Tōkamachi-shi
Place of death 1
Japan
Sex or gender 1
male
← Discoverer or inventor 1
Taguchi methods
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Genichi Taguchi was born in 1924[1] in Tōkamachi-shi[2]. He died on June 2, 2012[3], in Japan[4]. He worked as an engineer[5] and statistician[6].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Genichi Taguchi include Taguchi methods[29].

Why It Matters

He is credited with the discovery of Taguchi methods[30]. Entities named for him include Taguchi methods[29].

FAQs

Where was Genichi Taguchi born?

Genichi Taguchi was born in Tōkamachi-shi[2].

Where did Genichi Taguchi die?

Genichi Taguchi died in Japan[4].

What did Genichi Taguchi do for work?

Genichi Taguchi worked as an engineer[5] and statistician[6].

Where did Genichi Taguchi go to school?

Genichi Taguchi was educated at 桐生高等工業学校[11] and Kyushu University[12].

What awards did Genichi Taguchi receive?

Honors received include Medal with Blue Ribbon[14], Shewhart Medal[15], Deming Prize[16], and Automotive Hall of Fame[17].

What did Genichi Taguchi discover?

Genichi Taguchi is credited as discoverer of Taguchi methods[30].

Related Entities

Japan Kyushu University

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . asq.org. asq.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . juse.or.jp. juse.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . automotivehalloffame.org. automotivehalloffame.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . asiusa.com. Retrieved . asiusa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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