Tanaka, Yasuo, 1931-2018

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Name (Latin)
Tanaka, Yasuo, 1931-2018
Other forms of name
Tanaka, Yasuo, 1931-
Tanaka, Y. (Yasuo), 1931-
Date of birth
1931-03-18
Date of death
2018-01-18
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 23455267
Wikidata: Q325903
Library of congress: n 81006755
BGU10: 000108773
Sources of Information
  • Mienai uchū o saguru, 1980 (a.e.)p. 17 (Tanaka Yasuo; w. Tōkyō Daigaku Uchū Kōkū Kenkyūjo)
  • Kenkyūsha sōran, 1979:p. 177 (Tanaka Yasuo; b. 3/18/31; D.Sc.)
  • Frontiers of X-ray astronomy, c1992:t.p. Y. Tanaka; Inst. of Space and Astronautical Sci., Japan) p. v (Yasuo Tanaka)
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Wikipedia description:

Yasuo Tanaka (田中 靖郎, Tanaka Yasuo, 18 March 1931 – 18 January 2018) was a Japanese astrophysicist and a member of the Japan Academy. He was professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo and Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) (part of JAXA) in Kanagawa, Japan and guest scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Garching, Germany. He was a pioneer in X-ray astronomy, leading the development and operation of the Ginga, Tenma, and ASCA satellites. He died on 18 January 2018.

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