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Koichi Tanaka

Japanese chemist

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Koichi Tanaka is a Japanese electrical engineer who shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2002 for developing a novel method for mass spectrometric analyses of biological macromolecules with John Bennett Fenn and Kurt Wüthrich.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Toyama wd
Citizenship
Japan wd
Occupation
chemist, university teacher, engineer, geographer wd
Education
Tohoku University, Toyama Chubu High school, Toyama City Shimazono Junior High School wd

Awards wd

  • Order of Culture (2002)
  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2002)
  • Keio Medical Science Prize (2002)
  • Person of Cultural Merit (2002)
  • honorary doctorate of the University of Montpellier (2026)

Questions

When was Koichi Tanaka born?
Koichi Tanaka was born on 3 August 1959 in Toyama.
Where did Koichi Tanaka study?
Koichi Tanaka was educated at Tohoku University, Toyama Chubu High school, Toyama City Shimazono Junior High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Koichi Tanaka · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q110963 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Koichi Tanaka 2020.jpg by 日本学士院 (CC BY 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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