Heisuke Hironaka
Japanese mathematician
Heisuke Hironaka is a Japanese mathematician who was awarded the Fields Medal in 1970 for his contributions to algebraic geometry. Wikipedia
Born: 1931 (age 93 years), Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan
Children: Eriko Hironaka
Academic advisor: Oscar Zariski
Education: Harvard University (1957–1960) and Kyoto University (1949–1956)
Partner: Wakako Hironaka