Murakami Takejirō

Murakami, 1956

Murakami Takejirō ( Japanese 村上 武 次郎 ; born November 10, 1882 in Kameoka ( Kyōto Prefecture ); died July 29, 1969 ) was a Japanese metallurgist.

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Murakami Takejirō first made a teacher training at a teacher training college (高等 師範学校, kōtōshi shihan gakkō) and taught at a school. He then graduated from Kyoto University . In 1916 he found a position at the newly founded Institute for Physical and Chemical Research (臨時 理 化学 研究所, Rinji rikagaku kenkyūjo), the later "Institute for Metal Research" (金属 材料 研究所, Kinzoku zairyō kenkyūjo) of Tōhoku University . There he carried out research on special steels under the direction of Honda Kōtarō , the first director. From 1922 to 1930 he also taught as a professor at Tōhoku University. From 1936 on he was the 3rd director of the Institute for Metal Research. He achieved top results especially in the field of high-alloy steel. He also laid the foundations for chrome steel.

In 1950 Murakami became a member of the Academy of Sciences . In 1956 Murakami was honored as a person with special cultural merits and was awarded the Order of Culture in the same year . In 1959 he became an honorary citizen of Sendai City .

Murakami published "Iron and steel structures under the microscope" in 1926 (鉄 鋼 の 顕 微鏡 組織, Tekkō no kembikyō soshiki).

literature

• S. Noma (Ed.): Murakami Takejirō . In: Japan. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha, 1993. ISBN 4-06-205938-X , p. 1014.

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• Biography Murakami Takejirō Friends of Sendai University, Japanese
• Biographies Murakami Takejirō in the Kotobank, Japanese

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