Sōichi Kakeya (掛谷 宗一, Kakeya Sōichi, January 18, 1886 – January 9, 1947) was a Japanese mathematician who worked mainly in mathematical analysis and who posed the Kakeya problem and solved a version of the transportation problem.[2][3] He received the Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy in 1928, and was elected to the Japan Academy in 1934.[4]
Sōichi Kakeya | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 January 1886 |
| Died | 9 January 1947 (aged 60) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Imperial University of Tokyo |
| Known for | Kakeya set Kakeya conjecture Eneström-Kakeya theorem[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Imperial University of Tokyo Tokyo Bunri University Institute of Statistical Mathematics |
References
- Kakeya, S. (1912–13) "On the Limits of the Roots of an Algebraic Equation with Positive Coefficients," Tohoku Mathematical Journal (First Series),2:140–142.