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Koichi Tanaka — Age & Birthday

Born: 3 August 1959 · Age: 67

How old is Koichi Tanaka?

Koichi Tanaka is 67 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 3 August 1959.

Nobel Prize-winning scientist who revolutionised the analysis of biological molecules

Did you know?He was so surprised by his Nobel win that he initially thought it was a prank or a mistake by the committee.

Koichi Tanaka (田中耕一, Tanaka Kōichi; born August 3, 1959) is a Japanese electrical engineer who shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2002 for developing a novel method for mass spectrometric analyses of biological macromolecules with John Bennett Fenn and Kurt Wüthrich (the latter for work in NMR spectroscopy).

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Age: 67
Status: Living

Born: August 3, 1959 · Toyama, Japan
Nationality: Japanese
Known for: Science, Technology

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