Akira Yoshizawa - 14Mar2012

Akira Yoshizawa (吉澤 章 Yoshizawa Akira; 14 March 1911 – 14 March 2005) was a Japanese origamist, considered to be the grandmaster of origami. He is credited with raising origami from a craft to a living art. According to his own estimation made in 1989, he created more than 50,000 models, of which only a few hundred designs were presented as diagrams in his 18 books. Yoshizawa acted as an international cultural ambassador for Japan throughout his career. In 1983, Japanese emperor Hirohito named him to the Order of the Rising Sun, one of the highest honors that can be given to a Japanese citizen.

吉澤章（日語：よしざわ あきら、1911年3月14日－2005年3月14日），日本栃木縣出生之摺紙藝術家，是日本以摺紙進行藝術創作的第一人。吉澤章開創了許多摺紙技術，包括濕折法，這被許多人認為將摺紙變成了一種高雅而富有生命力的藝術形式。他對摺紙藝術的全球普及起到非常積極的作用，被譽為「摺紙之父」。

wiki : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Yoshizawa
中文 : http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%90%89%E6%B3%BD%E7%AB%A0