Shigeru Iitaka

Shigeru Iitaka (飯高 茂 Iitaka Shigeru, born May 29, 1942, Chiba) is a Japanese mathematician at Gakushuin University working in algebraic geometry who introduced the Kodaira dimension, and Iitaka dimension. He was a world leader in the field of Algebraic geometry.

Shigeru Iitaka
Born	(1942-05-29)May 29, 1942 Chiba, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Alma mater	University of Tokyo
Known for	Kodaira dimension, Iitaka dimension
Awards	Iyanaga Prize (1980) Japan Academy Prize (1990)
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	Gakushuin University
Doctoral advisor	Kunihiko Kodaira
Doctoral students	Yujiro Kawamata

He received his Ph.D. in 1970 from the University of Tokyo under Kunihiko Kodaira with thesis「代数多様体のD-次元について」(On D-dimensions of algebraic varieties).^[1] He was awarded the Iyanaga Prize of the Mathematical Society of Japan in 1980 and the Japan Academy Prize in 1990.