Kiyoshi Oka | |
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岡 潔 | |
Born | |
Died | March 1, 1978 | (aged 76)
Nationality | Japanese |
Alma mater | Kyoto Imperial University |
Known for | Oka coherence theorem Oka's lemma |
Awards | Asahi Prize (1953) Japan Academy Prize (1951) Order of Culture (1960) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematician |
Institutions | Kyoto Imperial University Hiroshima University Hokkaido University Nara Women's University |
Kiyoshi Oka (Japanese: 岡 潔, Oka Kiyoshi, April 19, 1901 – March 1, 1978) was a Japanese mathematician who made the theory of complex analysis with several variables. Therefore, there are some theorems named after him in this field.