# Shin'ichirō Tomonaga

_Japanese physicist (1906-1979)_

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> Shinichiro Tomonaga , usually cited as Sin-Itiro Tomonaga in English, was a Japanese physicist. He shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics with Richard Feynman and Julian Schwinger "for their fundamental work in quantum electrodynamics (QED), with deep-ploughing consequences for the physics of elementary particles".

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 31 March 1906 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184563#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Tokyo ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184563#P19))
- **Died:** 8 July 1979 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184563#P570))
- **Place of death:** Tokyo ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184563#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Japan; Empire of Japan ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184563#P27))
- **Occupation:** theoretical physicist; professor; physicist; researcher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184563#P106))
- **Education:** Kyoto University; Third Higher School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184563#P69))
- **Awards:** Order of Culture; Nobel Prize in Physics; Lomonosov Gold Medal; Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class; Person of Cultural Merit; Asahi Prize ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184563#P166))

## Questions

**When was Shin'ichirō Tomonaga born?**  
Shin'ichirō Tomonaga was born on 31 March 1906 in Tokyo.

**Where did Shin'ichirō Tomonaga study?**  
Shin'ichirō Tomonaga was educated at Kyoto University, Third Higher School.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Shin'ichirō Tomonaga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin'ichir%C5%8D_Tomonaga) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q184563](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184563) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Tomonaga.jpg by Nobel foundation (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tomonaga.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Shin'ichirō Tomonaga". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/shin-ichiro-tomonaga. Retrieved 5 November 2026.