Mitsuda Hisateru

Mitsuda Hisateru ( Japanese 満 田 久 輝 ; born May 27, 1914 in Osaka ; died March 10, 2006 in Kyoto ) was a Japanese agronomist.

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Mitsuda Hisateru made 1937 his degree in chemistry in agriculture and forestry and at the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Kyoto . In 1944 he became an assistant professor at his alma mater in the Research Institute for Chemistry (化学 研究所, Kagaku kenkyūjo), in 1949 he received his doctorate in agricultural science, and in 1952 he was a professor. From 1968 to December 1969 Mitsuda worked as an advisor (評議 員, Hyōgiin) of the university. In 1978 he retired as "Meiyo Kyōju". Mitsuda then worked as President of the Kōshien University (甲子 園 大学) in Kobe and as director of the "Institute for General Environmental Science" (環境 科学 総 合 研究所, Kankyō kagaku sōgo kenkyūjo).

Mitsuda developed methods with which one could determine the vitamin content extremely precisely. He contributed to the development of rice varieties with increased vitamin content to prevent the occurrence of beriberi . Thus, during and after the Pacific War , he made a major contribution to public health. He was also involved in the formulation of laws on and storage of food.

In 1966 Mitsuda became a member of the Science Council of Japan , and in 1974 he was awarded the Prize of the International Association for Food Technology and Research . In 1983 he was accepted into the Academy of Sciences . In 1989 Mitsuda was honored as a person with special cultural merits and was awarded the Order of Culture in 1994.

Remarks

1. ↑ Meiyo Kyōju (名誉 教授) is occasionally rendered in German as "Professor emeritus". But in contrast to this title, which is automatically used on retirement, this is a special award only occasionally granted in Japan.

Web links

• Biographies Mitsuda Hisateru in the Kotobank, Japanese

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