# 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:** 3 August 1959 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110963#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Toyama ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110963#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Japan ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110963#P27))
- **Occupation:** chemist; university teacher; engineer; geographer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110963#P106))
- **Education:** Tohoku University; Toyama Chubu High school; Toyama City Shimazono Junior High School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110963#P69))
- **Awards:** Order of Culture; Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Keio Medical Science Prize; Person of Cultural Merit; honorary doctorate of the University of Montpellier ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110963#P166))

## 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.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Koichi Tanaka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koichi_Tanaka) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q110963](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110963) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Koichi Tanaka 2020.jpg by 日本学士院 (CC BY 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Koichi_Tanaka_2020.jpg)

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## Cite this page

"Koichi Tanaka". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/koichi-tanaka. Retrieved 4 November 2026.