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Shinya Obi

Japanese astronomer
Person human Q11459753

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
March 17, 1925, 1925[5]
Date of death
September 28, 2014
Place of birth
Tokyo Prefecture
Country of citizenship
Japan, Empire of Japan[6][7]
Occupation
astrophysicist
Employer
University of Tokyo, Open University of Japan[8][9]
Educated at
University of Tokyo[10]
Award received
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd Class[11]
Family name
Obi[14]
Given name
Shin'ya[15]
Member of
International Astronomical Union[12]
Name in kana
おび しんや[17]
Name in native language
小尾 信彌[16]
P14528
31095[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Obi Shin'ya en Obi Shinya en Shin'ya Obi en Shinya Obi ja 小尾信弥 ja 小尾信彌 ru Оби, Синъя ru Синъя Оби
🔖 Identifiers · 11
ISNI
0000000082906519
VIAF cluster ID
108462884
Library of Congress authority ID
n81061494
GND ID
1029150052
AstroGen ID
47141
CiNii Research ID
1140000791800119296
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/122n5_7b
IdRef ID
249417693
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00682716
NDL Authority ID
00057284
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvRXycvrYddtbFCp6ptrq

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Summary

Shinya Obi was born on March 17, 1925[1], in Tokyo Prefecture[2]. He died on September 28, 2014[3]. He worked as an astrophysicist[4].

FAQs

Where was Shinya Obi born?

Shinya Obi was born in Tokyo Prefecture[2].

What did Shinya Obi do for work?

Shinya Obi worked as an astrophysicist[4].

Where did Shinya Obi go to school?

Shinya Obi was educated at University of Tokyo[10].

What awards did Shinya Obi receive?

Honors received include Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd Class[11].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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