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Hideki Shirakawa

Chemistry

Hideki Shirakawa was a Japanese chemist and engineer, professor emeritus at the University of Tsukuba, best known for his discovery of conductive polymers. He shared the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Alan MacDiarmid and Alan Heeger.

Facts
Birth Year
1936 1
Death Date
2026-08-24 1
Death Year
2026 1
Death Place
Yokohama, Japan 1
Nationality
Japan 1
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan 1
Field
Field (category)
Chemistry 1
Field (category)
Engineering 1
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1. Hideki Shirakawa (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +2026-08-24T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +2026-08-24T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Japan
    Q17
  • P20 (place of death): Yokohama, Japan
    Q38283
  • P19 (place of birth): Tokyo, Japan
    Q1490
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