Takeo Nakasawa | |
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Born | February 5, 1913 Koichi prefecture, Japan |
Died | June 20, 1946 Khabarovsk, Soviet Union |
(aged 33)
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation | Mathematician |
Known for | Inventor of the theory of matroid |
Takeo Nakasawa (February 5, 1913, Koichi prefecture, Japan – June 20, 1946, Khabarovsk, Soviet Union) was a Japanese mathematician who independently invented the theory of matroid, though his work was forgotten for many years.