Tadatoshi Akiba

Japanese politician
Person human Q441718
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Summary

Tadatoshi Akiba was born on November 3, 1942[1], in Arakawa[2]. He has worked as a mathematician[3], university teacher[4], politician[5], and mayor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (981 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Japan[8]
  • Native language: Japanese[9]
  • Position held: member of the House of Representatives of Japan[10]
  • Employer: Hiroshima Shudo University[11], Tufts University[12], Stony Brook University[13]
  • Educated at: Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14]
  • Doctoral advisor: John Milnor[15]
  • Award received: Seán MacBride Peace Prize[16], Nuclear-Free Future Award[17], Ramon Magsaysay Award[18], Otto Hahn Peace Medal[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Member of political party: Social Democratic Party[21]
  • Commons category: Tadatoshi Akiba[22]
  • Family name: Akiba[23]
  • Given name: Q140317356[24]
  • Official website: https://www.t-akiba.jp/[25]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese[26]
  • Name in native language: 秋葉忠利[27]
  • Name in kana: あきば ただとし[28]
  • Candidacy in election: 2017 Japanese general election[29], 1990 Japanese general election[30], 1993 Japanese general election[31], 1996 Japanese general election[32], 2022 Japanese House of Councillors election[33]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[34]
  • Writing language: Japanese[35]
  • P14411: 1292[36]

Why It Matters

Tadatoshi Akiba has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Tadatoshi Akiba born?

Tadatoshi Akiba's place of birth was Arakawa[2].

What did Tadatoshi Akiba do for work?

Tadatoshi Akiba worked as a mathematician[3], university teacher[4], politician[5], and mayor[6].

Where did Tadatoshi Akiba go to school?

Tadatoshi Akiba was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14].

What awards did Tadatoshi Akiba receive?

Honors received include Seán MacBride Peace Prize[16], Nuclear-Free Future Award[17], Ramon Magsaysay Award[18], and Otto Hahn Peace Medal[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . dgvn.berlin. Retrieved . dgvn.berlin. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . kouhosha.info. kouhosha.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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