# 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:** 23 January 1907 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155777#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Azabu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155777#P19))
- **Died:** 8 September 1981 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155777#P570))
- **Place of death:** Kyoto ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155777#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Japan; Empire of Japan ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155777#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; theoretical physicist; nuclear physicist; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155777#P106))
- **Education:** Kyoto University; University of Osaka ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155777#P69))
- **Spouse:** Sumi Yukawa ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155777#P26))
- **Awards:** Imperial Prize of Japan Academy; Order of Culture; Nobel Prize in Physics; Person of Cultural Merit; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris; Lomonosov Gold Medal; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class; Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155777#P166))

## 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.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Hideki Yukawa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideki_Yukawa) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q155777](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155777) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Yukawa.jpg by Nobel Foundation archive (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yukawa.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Hideki Yukawa". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/hideki-yukawa. Retrieved 4 November 2026.