# Akira Suzuki

_Japanese chemist (1930 - )_

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> Akira Suzuki  is a Japanese chemist and Nobel Prize Laureate (2010), who first published the Suzuki reaction, the organic reaction of an aryl- or vinyl-boronic acid with an aryl- or vinyl-halide catalyzed by a palladium(0) complex, in 1979.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 12 September 1930 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105949#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Mukawa ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105949#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Japan ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105949#P27))
- **Occupation:** chemist; professor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105949#P106))
- **Education:** Purdue University; Hokkaido University; Hokkaido Tomakomai Higashi High School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105949#P69))
- **Awards:** Order of Culture; Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Japan Academy Prize; Person of Cultural Merit ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105949#P166))

## Questions

**When was Akira Suzuki born?**  
Akira Suzuki was born on 12 September 1930 in Mukawa.

**Where did Akira Suzuki study?**  
Akira Suzuki was educated at Purdue University, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido Tomakomai Higashi High School.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Akira Suzuki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Suzuki) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q105949](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105949) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Akira Suzuki 20111212.jpg by 日本学士院 (CC BY 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Akira_Suzuki_20111212.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Akira Suzuki". DigiNepal. Last updated 30 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/akira-suzuki. Retrieved 6 November 2026.