Yoshiki Masao

Yoshiki Masao ( Japanese 吉 識 雅夫 ; born January 20, 1908 in Fukusaki (福 崎 町) ( Hyōgo Prefecture ); died June 27, 1993 in Tōkyō ) was a Japanese naval engineer.

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Yoshiki Masao graduated from Tōkyō University in 1930 , where he first became a lecturer, then assistant professor and taught there from 1944 to 1968 as a professor, until he was adopted as "Meiyo Kyōju". In 1982 he became president of the "Tokyo University of Natural Sciences" .

Yoshiki is internationally known for his research on the bow shape of large oil tankers with the aim of making lighter and larger ships possible that can then be operated more economically. He used shipbuilding by putting together prefabricated components.

In 1975 Yoshiki was honored as a person with special cultural merits , in 1977 he was accepted into the Legion of Honor and in 1982 he was awarded the Order of Culture . His place of birth made him an honorary citizen.

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.

literature

• S. Noma (Ed.): Yoshiki Masao . In: Japan. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha, 1993. ISBN 4-06-205938-X , p. 1759.

Web links

• CV Yoshiki Masao in the Kotobank, Japanese

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . So Yoshiki is the family name, Masao the first name.