Yoshio Fujita

astronomer in Japan
Person human Q11624884
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Summary

Yoshio Fujita was born on September 28, 1908[1], in Fukui[2]. He died on January 9, 2013[3]. He worked as an astronomer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Japan[6], Empire of Japan[7]
  • Native language: Japanese[8]
  • Employer: Tokyo Imperial University[9], University of Tokyo[10]
  • Educated at: Tokyo Imperial University[11]
  • Award received: Person of Cultural Merit[12], Imperial Prize of Japan Academy[13]
  • Member of: Japan Academy[14], National Academy of Sciences of Armenia[15], International Astronomical Union[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Commons category: Yoshio Fujita[18]
  • Family name: Fujita[19]
  • Given name: Yoshio[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese[21]
  • Name in native language: 藤田 良雄[22]
  • Name in kana: ふじた よしお[23]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[24]
  • P14528: 31172[25]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Yoshio Fujita include 5352 Fujita[26], an asteroid[27].

Why It Matters

Yoshio Fujita is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for him include 5352 Fujita[26], an asteroid[27].

FAQs

Where was Yoshio Fujita born?

Yoshio Fujita was born in Fukui[2].

What did Yoshio Fujita do for work?

Yoshio Fujita worked as an astronomer[4].

Where did Yoshio Fujita go to school?

Yoshio Fujita was educated at Tokyo Imperial University[11].

What awards did Yoshio Fujita receive?

Honors received include Person of Cultural Merit[12] and Imperial Prize of Japan Academy[13].

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  11. [13] ↑ . japan-acad.go.jp. Retrieved . japan-acad.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] ↑ . japan-acad.go.jp. Retrieved . japan-acad.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . sci.am. sci.am. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [3] ↑ . japan-acad.go.jp. Retrieved . japan-acad.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Japan Academy, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, International Astronomical Union
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'ja', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Member of: International Astronomical Union, according to item-requires-statement constraint constraint from P14528"
  2. 18w ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employer → —
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Japanese
    Place of birth → Fukui
    Occupation → astronomer
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