Mathematician:Kunihiko Kodaira

Mathematician
Japanese mathematician known for distinguished work in algebraic geometry and the theory of complex manifolds.

Founder of the Japanese school of algebraic geometers.

Nationality
Japanese

History

 * Born: March 16, 1915 in Tokyo, Japan
 * Died: July 26, 1997 in Kōfu, Japan

Theorems and Definitions

 * Bochner-Kodaira-Nakano Identity (with and )
 * Kodaira Vanishing Theorem
 * Kodaira Embedding Theorem


 * Kodaira Dimension
 * Kodaira Surface
 * Kodaira's Classification of Singular Fibers


 * Kodaira-Spencer Mapping (with )
 * Enriques-Kodaira Classification (with )

Publications



 * 1971: Complex Manifolds
 * 1977: Complex Analysis

Also known as
In Japanese: 小平 邦彦

Also rendered: Kodaira Kunihiko