Tomonaga Sanjūrō
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In this Japanese name, the surname is Tomonaga.
Tomonaga Sanjūrō (朝永 三十郎, Tomonaga Sanjūrō, 1871–1951) was a Japanese academic and esteemed professor emeritus of medieval, renaissance, early modern, and Kantian philosophy at the University of Kyoto during the early 20th century. He was one of the leading thinkers of the Kyoto School.
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Tomonaga Sanjūrō | |
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朝永 三十郎 | |
Born | (1871-03-25)March 25, 1871 |
Died | September 18, 1951(1951-09-18) (aged 80) |
Nationality | Japanese |
Other names | Sanjūrō Tomonaga |
Occupation | University professor |
Children | Shinichirō Tomonaga |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Philosophy |
Sub-discipline | History of philosophy |
School or tradition | Kyoto School |
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Notable students | Obara Kuniyoshi |
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His son, Shinichirō Tomonaga, is also renowned for receiving the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics for the development of quantum electrodynamics.