Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Hirotugu Akaike
| November 5, 1927 | Born in Shizuoka Prefecture |
Academic Career
| 1945 | Graduated from Naval Academy of Japan |
| 1948 | Graduated from The First High School (*under the old education system. This high school was one of the predecessors of The University of Tokyo.) |
| 1952 | Graduated from School of Science, The University of Tokyo |
Degree
| 1961 | D.Sc in mathematics from The University of Tokyo |
Professional Career
| 1952 | Researcher, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics |
| 1962 | Section Head, The Second Research Section, The first Research Division |
| 1973 | Divisional Head, the Fifth Division |
| 1985 | Director, Control and Systemanalysis |
| 1986 | Director-General (-1994) |
| 1988 | Council Member, Science Council of Japan（-July 7, 1991） |
| 1988 | Chair, The Department of the Statistical Science, School of Multidisciplinary Science, The Graduate School of Advanced Study |
| 1994 | Professor Emeritus, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics |
| 1994 | Professor Emeritus, The Graduate School of Advanced Study |
Awards
| 1972 | Ishikawa Prize |
| 1980 | Okochi Memorial Technology Prize |
| 1989 | Asahi Prize |
| 1989 | Purple Ribbon Medal |
| 1996 | Japanese Statistical Society Prize |
| 2000 | Second Class Order of the Sacred Treasure |
| 2006 | Kyoto Prize |
Fellow
| 1981 | American Statistical Association |
| 1983 | Royal Statistical Society |
| 1985 | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| 1989 | Institute of Mathematical Statistics |
| August 4 2009 | Died of pneumonia in Ibaraki Prefecture |
Court Rank
| Shou-Shi-i (Following his death, Dr. Akaike was posthumously conferred with Shou-Shi-i, Japan's Official court rank, on August 4, 2009) |