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Takeshi Amemiya Japanese economist dead at age 90

Takeshi Amemiya: key obituary facts

Is Takeshi Amemiya dead? Yes. Takeshi Amemiya died on February 25, 2026, at age 90.

Cause of death: Takeshi Amemiya's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.

What was Takeshi Amemiya known for?

Takeshi Amemiya was a Japanese economist.

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Born: March 29, 1935.

Takeshi Amemiya, a Japanese economist, died on February 25, 2026.

Born in Tokyo on March 29, 1935, he specialized in econometrics and the economy of ancient Greece. Amemiya was the Edward Ames Edmonds Professor of Economics emeritus and a professor of classics at Stanford University.

He was a Fellow of the Econometric Society, the American Statistical Association and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Takeshi Amemiya (雨宮 健, Amemiya Takeshi; March 29, 1935 – February 25, 2026) was a Japanese economist who specialized in econometrics and the economy of ancient Greece.

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