Yasuo Tanaka (astronomer)
Yasuo Tanaka ( Japanese 田中 靖 郎 , Tanaka Yasuo ; * March 18, 1931 - January 18, 2018 ) was a Japanese astronomer who decisively shaped the Japanese program for X-ray astronomy with missions such as ASCA .
Yasuo Tanaka studied at Osaka University . In 1974 he became a professor at the University of Tokyo and in 1981 at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS). He was also a visiting scientist and external scientific member at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics .
Awards
- 1994 James Craig Watson Medal
- 1994 Humboldt Research Prize from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
- 1998 member of the National Academy of Sciences
- 1999 Eugen and Ilse Seibold Prize from the German Research Foundation
- 2001 Bruno Rossi Prize
- 2010 Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
- 2010 appointment to Bunka Kōrōsha , person with special cultural merits
The asteroid (4387) Tanaka is named after Tanaka .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ see Yasuo Tanaka 1932 2018, aas.org
- ↑ a b 田中靖 郎 . In: デ ジ タ ル 版 日本人 名 大 辞典 + Plus at kotobank.jp. Retrieved July 18, 2012 (Japanese).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tanaka, Yasuo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 田中 靖 郎 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1931 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 18, 2018 |