About Tadao Tannaka
Lived 1908 – 1986 (aged 77). Tadao Tannaka was a Japanese mathematician and university teacher, known for Tannaka–Krein duality.
was a Japanese mathematician who worked in algebraic number theory.
Biography Tannaka was born in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture on December 27, 1908. Tannaka retired from Tohoku University in 1972, after which he served as a full professor at Tohoku Gakuin University until 1981.
Tannaka died in Tokyo on October 25, 1986.
Awards Tannaka was a recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun (3rd Class) in 1980.
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Who was Tadao Tannaka?
Japanese mathematician
When was Tadao Tannaka born?
Tadao Tannaka was born on 27 December 1908 in Matsuyama.
When did Tadao Tannaka die?
Tadao Tannaka died on 25 October 1986 in Tokyo.
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Tadao Tannaka was a mathematician and university teacher.
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Tadao Tannaka was known for Tannaka–Krein duality.
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Tadao Tannaka was Japanese.
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