Jiro Horikoshi

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Japanese engineer aeronautical engineer human

Jiro Horikoshi was a Japanese aeronautical engineer best known for designing several of Imperial Japan’s most advanced World War II fighter aircraft.

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Jiro Horikoshi canonical 5
Horikoshi 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese engineer ⓘ
aeronautical engineer ⓘ
human ⓘ
causeOfDeath pneumonia ⓘ
citizenOf Japan ⓘ
surface form: Empire of Japan
countryOfCitizenship Japan ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1903-06-22 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1982-01-11 ⓘ
designed Mitsubishi F1M ⓘ
surface form: Mitsubishi 1MF10 experimental fighter

Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters ⓘ
surface form: Mitsubishi A6M Zero

Mitsubishi A7M Reppū ⓘ
Mitsubishi J2M ⓘ
surface form: Mitsubishi J2M Raiden
designedFor Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service ⓘ
educatedAt University of Tokyo ⓘ
surface form: Tokyo Imperial University

University of Tokyo ⓘ
employedBy Mitsubishi ⓘ
surface form: Mitsubishi Internal Combustion Engine Company
employer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ⓘ
era World War II ⓘ
familyName Jiro Horikoshi self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Horikoshi
fieldOfWork aeronautical engineering ⓘ
aircraft design ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Jiro ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn Japanese military aviation ⓘ
fighter aircraft design ⓘ
inspired Hayao Miyazaki’s film "The Wind Rises" ⓘ
knownFor designing advanced Imperial Japanese Navy fighter aircraft in World War II ⓘ
designing the Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter aircraft ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Japanese ⓘ
name Jiro Horikoshi self-link ⓘ
nationality Japanese ⓘ
nativeName 堀越 二郎 ⓘ
notableAchievement chief designer of the A6M Zero ⓘ
notableWork Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters ⓘ
surface form: Mitsubishi A6M Zero design

Mitsubishi A7M Reppū design ⓘ
Mitsubishi J2M ⓘ
surface form: Mitsubishi J2M Raiden design
occupation aeronautical engineer ⓘ
engineer ⓘ
partOf Mitsubishi aircraft design bureau ⓘ
placeOfBirth Fujioka, Gunma, Japan ⓘ
placeOfDeath Tokyo ⓘ
surface form: Tokyo, Japan
residence Tokyo ⓘ
surface form: Tokyo, Japan
subjectOf The Wind Rises ⓘ
workedOn carrier-based fighter aircraft ⓘ
interceptor aircraft ⓘ
workPeriod 20th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters → designer → Jiro Horikoshi ⓘ
subject surface form: Mitsubishi A6M Zero
Jiro Horikoshi → name → Jiro Horikoshi self-link ⓘ
Jiro Horikoshi → familyName → Jiro Horikoshi self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Horikoshi
Zero → designer → Jiro Horikoshi ⓘ
subject surface form: Mitsubishi A6M Zero
Mitsubishi J2M → designer → Jiro Horikoshi ⓘ
Mitsubishi A5M fighters → designedBy → Jiro Horikoshi ⓘ
subject surface form: Mitsubishi A5M