EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1877 as Tokyo University, name changed to Imperial University in 1886, Tokyo Imperial University in 1887, and back to Tokyo University in 1947.

Location:
Tokyo, Japan

Founding Date:
1877

Enrollment:
28,000

Official Website:
http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Teruaki Aoki	Business	c. 1941		Senior EVP at Sony, 2000-05
Leo Esaki	Physicist	12-Mar-1925		Electron tunneling
Takeo Fukuda	Head of State	14-Jan-1905	5-Jul-1995	Prime Minister of Japan, 1976-78
Toshihiko Fukui	Government	7-Sep-1935		Governor of the Bank of Japan
James E. Hansen	Scientist	29-Mar-1941		Greenhouse effect and global warming
Yukio Hatoyama	Politician	11-Feb-1947		Prime Minister of Japan, 2009-10
Chushiro Hayashi	Astronomer	25-Jul-1920	28-Feb-2010	Big Bang astrophysicist
Prince Hitachi	Royalty	28-Nov-1935		Brother of Emperor Akihito
Kiyoshi Ito	Mathematician	7-Sep-1915	10-Nov-2008	Ito Calculus
Jigoro Kano	Sports Figure	28-Oct-1860	4-May-1938	Founder of Judo
Yasunari Kawabata	Author	11-Jun-1899	16-Apr-1972	The Masters of Go
Masatoshi Koshiba	Physicist	19-Sep-1926		Detected cosmic neutrinos
Yasuzo Masumura	Film Director	25-Aug-1924	23-Nov-1986	Blind Beast
Yukio Mishima	Author	14-Jan-1925	25-Nov-1970	The Sea of Fertility
Kiichi Miyazawa	Head of State	8-Oct-1919	28-Jun-2007	Prime Minister of Japan, 1991-93
Yasuhiro Nakasone	Head of State	27-May-1918		Prime Minister of Japan, 1982-87
Yoichiro Nambu	Physicist	18-Jan-1921	5-Jul-2015	Spontaneous broken symmetry
Ei-ichi Negishi	Chemist	14-Jul-1935		Palladium-catalyzed cross couplings
Hamaguchi Osachi	Head of State	1-Apr-1870	26-Aug-1931	Prime Minister of Japan, 1929-31
Nam June Paik	Artist	20-Jul-1932	29-Jan-2006	Korean-American video artist
Charles Richter	Scientist	26-Apr-1900	30-Sep-1985	Groundbreaking seismologist
Eisaku Sato	Politician	27-Mar-1901	3-Jun-1975	Japanese Prime Minister 1964-72
Isao Takahata	Film Director	29-Oct-1935		Grave of the Fireflies
Kenzo Tange	Architect	4-Sep-1913	22-Mar-2005	Designed Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima
Sin-Itiro Tomonaga	Physicist	31-Mar-1906	8-Jul-1979	Quantum electrodynamics
Kiichiro Toyoda	Business	11-Jun-1894	27-Mar-1952	Founder of Toyota Motor Corporation
Shigeru Yoshida	Head of State	22-Sep-1878	20-Oct-1967	Prime Minister of Japan, 1948-54

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William Empson	Critic	27-Sep-1906	15-Apr-1984	Seven Types of Ambiguity
Lafcadio Hearn	Author	27-Jun-1850	26-Sep-1904	Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation
Hendrik S. Houthakker	Economist	31-Dec-1924	15-Apr-2008	Council of Economic Advisers, 1969-71
Masatoshi Koshiba	Physicist	19-Sep-1926		Detected cosmic neutrinos
Prince Mikasa	Royalty	15-Dec-1915		Son of Emperor Taisho
Sin-Itiro Tomonaga	Physicist	31-Mar-1906	8-Jul-1979	Quantum electrodynamics

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Sin-Itiro Tomonaga	Physicist	31-Mar-1906	8-Jul-1979	Quantum electrodynamics

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