Background
Itô, Kiyosi was born on September 7, 1915 in Kuwana, Mie, Japan. Son of Seitaro and Tsuyo (Mizutani) Itô.
Itô, Kiyosi was born on September 7, 1915 in Kuwana, Mie, Japan. Son of Seitaro and Tsuyo (Mizutani) Itô.
Master of Science, University Tokyo, 1938. Doctor of Philosophy, University Tokyo, 1945. Doctorate (honorary), University Paris VI, 1981.
Doctorate (honorary), E.T.H. Zürich, 1987. Doctorate (honorary), University Warwick, United Kingdom, 1992.
Statistician Statistical Bureau Government Tokyo, 1939—1943. Associate professor Nagoya Imperial University, Japan, 1943—1952. Professor Kyoto University, Japan, 1952—1979, professor emeritus Japan, 1979—2008.
Director Research Institute of Mathematics Sciences, Kyoto University. With Institute Advanced Study, Princeton University, 1954—1956. Professor University Aarhus, 1966—1969, Cornell University, 1969—1975, Gakushuin University.
Guest lecturer Tata Institute, Bombay.
Member Japan Academy.
Married Shizue Oizumi, September 23, 1938. Children: Keiko, Kazuko, Junko.