Yasuo Akizuki (23 August 1902 – 11 July 1984) was a Japanese mathematician.[1] He was a professor at Kyoto University.[2] Alongside Wolfgang Krull, Oscar Zariski, and Masayoshi Nagata, he is famous for his early work in commutative algebra. In particular, he is most well known in helping to demonstrate Akizuki–Hopkins–Levitzki theorem.

Yasuo Akizuki
Born(1902-08-23)August 23, 1902
Wakayama, Japan
DiedJuly 11, 1984(1984-07-11) (aged 81)
NationalityJapanese
Citizenship Japan
Alma materKyoto University
Scientific career
Fieldsalgebraic geometry
InstitutionsKyoto University
Gunma University
Doctoral advisorMasazo Sono
Doctoral studentsSatoshi Suzuki
Hideyuki Matsumura

Life

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Yasuo Akizuki was born on 23 August 1902 in Wakayama. In 1926, Akizuki graduated Faculty of Mathematics, Department of Science, Kyoto Imperial University.

He was inaugurated as a professor of Kyoto University in 1948.

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  1. ^ Atiyah, M.; Bauer, F.L.; Cartan, H.; Chern, S.-S.; Hirzebruch, F.; Conway, J.H.; Eckmann, B.; Faddeev, L.D.; Remmert, Reinhold; Grauert, H.; Hironaka, H.; Hormander, L.; John, F.; Koecher, M.; Narasimhan, R.; Reid, C.; Serre, J-P.; Sloane, N.J.A.; Tits, J.; Weil, A.; Zagier, D. (December 6, 2012). Miscellanea Mathematica. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 164. ISBN 9783642767098 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Shigekawa, Ichiro; Elworthy, K David; Kusuoka, S (May 5, 1997). New Trends In Stochastic Analysis: Proceedings Of The Tanaguchi International Symposium. World Scientific Publishing Company. p. 7. ISBN 9789814547123 – via Google Books.