Takeo Nakasawa
| Takeo Nakasawa | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 5, 1913 Koichi prefecture, Japan |
| Died |
June 20, 1946 (aged 33) Khabarovsk, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Mathematician |
| Known for | Inventor of the theory of matroids |
Takeo Nakasawa (February 5, 1913, Koichi prefecture, Japan – June 20, 1946, Khabarovsk, Soviet Union) was a Japanese mathematician who independently invented the theory of matroids, though his work was forgotten for many years.
References
- Nishimura, Hirokazu; Kuroda, Susumu, eds. (2009), A lost mathematician, Takeo Nakasawa. The forgotten father of matroid theory, Basel: Birkhäuser Verlag, ISBN 978-3-7643-8572-9, MR 2516551
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