Andō Hirotaro

Andō, 1956

Bronze bust

Andō Hirotarō ( Japanese 安藤 広 太郎 ; born September 15, 1871 in Tamba ( Hyōgo Prefecture ); died October 14, 1958 ) was a Japanese agronomist.

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Andō Hirotarō graduated from the Agricultural Faculty of Tōkyō University in 1895 and began working at the Agricultural Research Institute (農 事 試 験 場, Nōji shiken-jo) of the then Ministry of Agriculture and Trade. With his research, influenced by the Danish botanist W. J. Johannsen , he made a significant contribution to improving rice cultivation. He also looked at the damage caused by cold weather or frost. In 1920 he took over the management of the research institute and remained its director for 21 years. At the same time he worked as a professor at his alma mater and at the Kyūshū University .

In 1950 Andō published his "Studies on the History of Rice Cultivation in Ancient Japan" (日本 古代 稲 作 史 雑 考, Nihon kojidai inasaku-shi zakkō).

In 1953 Andō was honored as a person with special cultural merits , in 1956 he was awarded the Order of Culture .

Remarks

1. ↑ Set up on the site of his birthplace in Tamba.
2. ↑ Today Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries .

literature

• S. Noma (Ed.): Andō Hirotarō . In: Japan. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha, 1993. ISBN 4-06-205938-X , p. 36.

Web links

Commons : Andō Hirotarō  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Biographies Andō Hirotarō in the Kotobank, Japanese

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus Andō is the family name, Hirotarō the first name.