Akira Yoshizawa
Japanese artist
Akira Yoshizawa was a Japanese origamist, considered to be the grandmaster of origami. He is credited with raising origami from a craft to a living art. According to his own estimation made in 1989, he created more than 50,000 models, of which... Wikipedia
Born: March 14, 1911, Kaminokawa, Tochigi, Japan
Died: March 14, 2005 (age 94 years), Ogikubo, Tokyo, Japan
Movies: Between the Folds
Spouse: Kiyo Yoshizawa (m. 1956)
Awards: Order of the Rising Sun