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Hideki Yukawa

Japanese theoretical physicist (1907-1981)

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Hideki Yukawa was a Japanese theoretical physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1949 "for his prediction of the existence of mesons on the basis of theoretical work on nuclear forces."

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Azabu wd
Died
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Place of death
Kyoto wd
Citizenship
Japan, Empire of Japan wd
Occupation
physicist, theoretical physicist, nuclear physicist, university teacher wd
Education
Kyoto University, University of Osaka wd
Spouse
Sumi Yukawa wd

Awards wd

  • Imperial Prize of Japan Academy (1940)
  • Order of Culture (1943)
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1949)
  • Person of Cultural Merit (1951)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris (1956)
  • Lomonosov Gold Medal (1963)
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1963)
  • Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class
  • Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order

Questions

When was Hideki Yukawa born?
Hideki Yukawa was born on 23 January 1907 in Azabu.
Where did Hideki Yukawa study?
Hideki Yukawa was educated at Kyoto University, University of Osaka.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Hideki Yukawa · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q155777 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Yukawa.jpg by Nobel Foundation archive (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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