Heisuke Hironaka

Heisuke Hironaka (広中 平祐, Hironaka Heisuke, born April 9, 1931) is a Japanese mathematician who was awarded the Fields Medal in 1970 for his contributions to algebraic geometry.

Heisuke Hironaka
Born (1931-04-09) April 9, 1931
Yuu-chō, Kuga-Gun, Yamaguchi, Japan
(modern-day Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan)
NationalityJapanese
Alma materKyoto University (BA)
Harvard University (PhD)
SpouseWakako Hironaka (née Kimoto)
AwardsAsahi Prize (1967)
Fields Medal (1970)
Order of Culture (1975)
Legion of Honour (2004)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsBrandeis University
Harvard University
Columbia University
Kyoto University
ThesisOn the Theory of Birational Blowing-up (1960)
Doctoral advisorOscar Zariski
Doctoral studentsDave Bayer
William Haboush
Allen Tannenbaum
Bernard Teissier
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