Masaki Kashiwara

Masaki Kashiwara
Kashiwara in 2018
Born (1947-01-30) January 30, 1947
Yūki, Japan
EducationUniversity of Tokyo (BSc, MSc)
Kyoto University (PhD)
Known foralgebraic analysis
microlocal analysis
D-modules
crystal bases
Riemann–Hilbert correspondence
Kazhdan–Lusztig conjecture
AwardsIyanaga Prize (1981)
Asahi Prize (1988)
Japan Academy Prize (1988)
Kyoto Prize (2018)
Chern Medal (2018)
Asian Scientist 100 (2019)
Abel Prize (2025)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsKyoto University
Doctoral advisorMikio Sato

Masaki Kashiwara (Japanese: 柏原 正樹, Hepburn: Kashiwara Masaki; born January 30, 1947) is a Japanese mathematician. He is a professor at the Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study (KUIAS). He is known for his works to algebraic analysis, microlocal analysis, D-module theory, Hodge theory, sheaf theory and representation theory.[1]

Kashiwara was awarded the Abel Prize in 2025.[2] He is the award's first winner from Japan.[3]

Early life

Kashiwara was born in Yūki, Ibaraki on January 30, 1947. He studied at the University of Tokyo (UTokyo), earning his bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1969. He then went on to study at the same university for his master's degree, which he finished in 1971.[4] At UTokyo, Kashiwara was a student of Mikio Sato.[5]

Career

He was a speaker at International Congress of Mathematicians in 1978 and an invited speaker in 1990.[6] He is a foreign associate of the French Academy of Sciences[7] and a member of the Japan Academy.[8]

Kashiwara has worked in Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences (RIMS) since 1978 as a professor and later director.[9]

Kashiwara was awarded Japan's Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Star in 2020.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Pierre Schapira (2008). "Masaki Kashiwara and Algebraic Analysis". arXiv:0810.4875 [math.HO].
  2. ↑ "Masaki Kashiwara". The Abel Prize. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Kyoto Univ. professor becomes 1st Japanese to win Abel Prize in math". Kyodo News. March 26, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  4. ↑ 代数解析概論／柏原 正樹｜自然科学書 – 岩波書店 (in Japanese).
  5. ↑ Bischoff, Manon. "Top Math Prize Recipient Wedded Algebra and Calculus to Found a New Field". Scientific American. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  6. ↑ "ICM Plenary and Invited Speakers | International Mathematical Union (IMU)". www.mathunion.org. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Masaki Kashiwara | Académie des sciences". www.academie-sciences.fr. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Profile：Masaki Kashiwara". KUIAS Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  9. ↑ Castelvecchi, Davide (March 26, 2025). "Mathematician who reshaped theory of symmetry wins Abel Prize". Nature. 640 (8057): 20. Bibcode:2025Natur.640...20C. doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00949-9. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 40140514.
  10. ↑ "Masaki Kashiwara: A brief biography". Abelprisen. Retrieved March 27, 2025.

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