Yasuo Akizuki (23 August 1902 – 11 July 1984) was a Japanese mathematician.

[2] Alongside Wolfgang Krull, Oscar Zariski, and Masayoshi Nagata, he is famous for his early work in commutative algebra.

Yasuo Akizuki was born on 23 August 1902 in Wakayama.

In 1926, Akizuki graduated Faculty of Mathematics, Department of Science, Kyoto Imperial University.

He was inaugurated as a professor of Kyoto University in 1948.