Morino Yonezō

Morino Yonezō ( Japanese 森 野 米 三 ; born August 31, 1908 in Osaka Prefecture ; died October 24, 1995 in Kanagawa Prefecture ) was a Japanese physical chemist.

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Morino Yonezō finished his studies in chemistry at the University of Tōkyō in 1931 and trained in the Research Institute for Physical Chemistry (理 化学 研究所, Rikagaku kenkyūjo). In 1940 he became an assistant professor at his alma mater. There he worked until he left in 1969 as "Meiyo Kyōju".

With devices he developed himself, he analyzed light scattering and found bodies with rotational isomerism . In doing so, he made an important contribution to structural chemistry.

In 1964 he became a member of the Academy of Sciences , in 1973 he received the Fujiwara Prize . In 1981 Morino was honored as a person with special cultural merits and was awarded the Order of Culture in 1992 .

Remarks

1. ↑ Without exception, the professorship at Tōkyō University ends with reaching the age of 60.
2. ↑ 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 Morino Yonezō in the Kotobank, Japanese

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