# Hiroshi Amano

_Japanese doctor of engineering and physicist (1960-), 2014 Nobel laureate in Physics_

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Last updated: 2026-11-01

> Hiroshi Amano  is a Japanese electrical engineer specializing in the field of semiconductor technology. He is a co-inventor of the blue LED, for which he was awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics along with Isamu Akasaki and Shuji Nakamura.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 11 September 1960 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11443689#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Hamamatsu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11443689#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Japan ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11443689#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; university teacher; engineer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11443689#P106))
- **Education:** Nagoya University; Shizuoka Prefectural Hamamatsu Nishi High School; Hamamatsu City Shijimizuka Junior High School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11443689#P69))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Physics; Order of Culture; Person of Cultural Merit; honorary doctor of the University of Padua ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11443689#P166))

## Questions

**When was Hiroshi Amano born?**  
Hiroshi Amano was born on 11 September 1960 in Hamamatsu.

**Where did Hiroshi Amano study?**  
Hiroshi Amano was educated at Nagoya University, Shizuoka Prefectural Hamamatsu Nishi High School, Hamamatsu City Shijimizuka Junior High School.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Hiroshi Amano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshi_Amano) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): हिरोसी अमानो](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8B) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q11443689](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11443689) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Hiroshi Amano 20141211.jpg by 研究振興局振興企画課 (CC BY 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hiroshi_Amano_20141211.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Hiroshi Amano". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/hiroshi-amano. Retrieved 5 November 2026.