Yasuo Akizuki

Yasuo Akizuki was a Japanese mathematician. He was a professor at Kyoto University. Alongside Wolfgang Krull, Oscar Zariski, and Masayoshi Nagata, he is famous for his early work in commutative algebra. In particular, he is most well known in helping to demonstrate Akizuki–Hopkins–Levitzki theorem.

Life

Yasuo Akizuki was born on 23 August 1902 in Wakayama.
In 1926, Akizuki graduated Faculty of Mathematics, Department of Science, Kyoto Imperial University.
He was inaugurated as a professor of Kyoto University in 1948.