Miyabe Kingo

Miyabe Kingo

Miyabe Kingo ( Japanese 宮 部 金吾 ; born April 27, 1860 in Edo ; died March 16, 1951 ) was a Japanese botanist who made outstanding contributions to Hokkaidō .

life and work

Miyabe Kingo was born in Edo. He graduated from Sapporo Agricultural School in 1881 and became an associate professor at the same school in 1883. He studied botany from 1886 to 1889 at Harvard University , then until 1927 professor of botany and plant pathology.

Miyabe later became an official at the "Hokkaidō Development Office" (北海道 振興 局, Hokkaido shinkōkyoku). Under the direction of Yatabe Ryōkichi , he began studies of plants from Hokkaidō, Chishima and Karafuto often contributed to the culture of Hokkaido. He discovered the botanical distribution limit within the Kuril Islands , which is known as the "Miyabe line".

Miyabe became a Christian during his studies at the Sapporo Agricultural School and a member of the "Sapporo Independent Christian Church" (札幌 独立 キ リ ス ト 教会, Sapporo dokuritsu Kiristo Kyōkai), which at that time was part of the "Sapporo Band".

In 1932 Miyabe was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , and in 1946 was awarded the Order of Culture .

Remarks

1. ↑ The Sapporo Agricultural School (札幌 農 学校, Sapporo Nōgakkō) later became the Tōhoku Imperial University Agricultural University (東北 帝国 大学 農科 大学) and then the Hokkaidō Imperial University.
2. ↑ The southern part of Karafuto belonged to Japan until 1945.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Encyclopedia Britannica, Japanese edition.
2. ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter M. (PDF; 1.1 MB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved March 4, 2020 . 

literature

• S. Noma (Ed.): Miyabe Kingo . In: Japan. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha, 1993, ISBN 4-06-205938-X , p. 986.

Web links

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