Ryoichi Nakagawa

Ryoichi Nakagawa
中川 良一
Ryoichi Nakagawa at the age of 26 in 1939 or 1940
Born(1913-04-27)27 April 1913
Tokyo, Japan
Died30 July 1998(1998-07-30) (aged 85)
NationalityJapanese
EducationTokyo Imperial University
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
DisciplineMechanical engineering
Significant designNakajima Homare engine (Ha-45)
Significant advanceNakajima Sakae engine
AwardsJapan Automotive Hall of Fame (2018) [1]

Ryoichi Nakagawa (中川 良一, Nakagawa Ryōichi, 1913–1998) was a Japanese aircraft/automotive engineer. He graduated from Tokyo Imperial University in 1936 and joined Nakajima Aircraft Company in the same year.