Sōichi Kakeya
Sōichi Kakeya | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 January 1886 |
| Died | 9 January 1947 (aged 60) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Imperial University of Tokyo |
| Known for | Kakeya set Kakeya conjecture Eneström-Kakeya theorem |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Imperial University of Tokyo Tokyo Bunri University Institute of Statistical Mathematics |
Sōichi Kakeya (掛谷 宗一, Kakeya Sōichi; January 18, 1886 – January 9, 1947) was a Japanese mathematician who worked mainly in mathematical analysis and who posed the Kakeya problem and solved a version of the transportation problem. He received the Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy in 1928, and was elected to the Japan Academy in 1934.