Ajima Naonobu

Ajima Naonobu
Born1732
DiedMay 20, 1798
NationalityJapanese
Occupationmathematician
Known forCredited with introducing calculus into Japanese mathematics

Ajima Naonobu (安島 直円, 1732 – May 20, 1798), also known as Ajima Manzō Chokuyen, was a Japanese mathematician of the Edo period.[1]

His Dharma name was (祖眞院智算量空居士).[2]

  1. ^ Smith, David. (1914). A History of Japanese Mathematics, pp. 195-205., p. 195, at Google Books
  2. ^ "名墓録". 矢島俯仰 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-10-18.