Background
Obata, Morio was born on June 5, 1926 in Pusan, Japan. Son of Miyoshi and Kikue (Nishimoto) Obata.
Obata, Morio was born on June 5, 1926 in Pusan, Japan. Son of Miyoshi and Kikue (Nishimoto) Obata.
Bachelor of Science, Fifth College, Kumamoto, Japan, 1947. Master of Science, University Tokyo, 1950, Doctor of Science, 1958. Instructor, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1951-1958.
Assistant professor University Illinois, Urbana, 1958-1961.
Associate professor Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1961-1966, professor mathematics, 1966-1978. Professor mathematics Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan, since 1978.
Instructor, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1951-1958. Professor math; Contributor articles to professional journals. Editor: Minimal Submanifolds and Geodesics, 1978.
Member Mathematics Society Japan, American Mathematics Society, Rose Society Kamakura.
Married Fumiko Obata, April 8, 1953. Children– Yuko, Rika.