Yosihiko H. Sinoto

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Yosihiko H. Sinoto ( Japanese 篠 遠 喜 彦 , Shinotō Yoshihiko ; born September 3, 1924 in Tokyo , Japan ; † October 4, 2017 ) was an American anthropologist of Japanese descent. He worked at the Bernice P. Bishop Museum in Honolulu and was known for his anthropological expeditions throughout the Pacific, particularly in Hawaii and French Polynesia .

Life

In 1954 Sinoto moved to the Hawaiian Islands, where he began archaeological digs near Ka Lae on the island of Hawaii . In 1958 he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa . In 1962 he graduated as Doctor of Science at the University of Hokkaido in Japan. In 1960 he accompanied the American anthropologist Kenneth Emory to Tahiti in French Polynesia. During excavation work on Hane in the Marquesas from 1964 to 1965, he discovered more than 12,000 bird bones, 10,000 of which are from about seven species of shearwater and petrels . On the island of Huahine , where he worked for 40 years, he helped to reconstruct and restore the prehistoric village of Maeva with its temple ruins or marae . In 1977 he discovered the remains of an ancient Polynesian deep sea outrigger canoe there .

Sinoto's further expeditions took him to the Society Islands , the Marquesas, the Tuamotu Islands, and others, where he studied the Polynesian settlements, artifacts , migration patterns, and cultural ties. Sinoto was head of the anthropology department at the Bernice P. Bishop Museum from 1970 to 1989.

Sinoto's wife Kazuko († 2013) was a historian of Japanese immigration. His son Akihiko is an archaeologist at the Bernice P. Bishop Museum.

Appreciations and dedication names

The hibiscus hybrid Hibiscus Sir Yosihiko Sinoto

Sinoto is the recipient of the Order Ordre de Tahiti Nui French Polynesia and the Order of the Rising Sun . In 1987 David William Steadman and Marie C. Zarriello named the extinct parrot species Vini sinotoi in honor of Sinoto. In 2007 a hibiscus hybrid was named Sir Yosihiko Sinoto in honor of Sinoto's hibiscus.

literature

  • Robert D. Craig, Russell T. Clement: Who's Who in Oceania, 1980-1981. Institute for Polynesian Studies, Brigham Young University – Hawaii Campus, 1980 ISBN 978-0-939154-13-5

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ In memory: Anthropologist Sinoto's work key to understanding Polynesian migration
  2. ^ Anthropology Department Staff - Yosihiko Sinoto . In: The Bishop Museum . Bishop Museum . Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  3. ^ A b c Mary Kaye Ritz: Devoted to making discoveries . Honolulu Advertiser . April 9, 2006. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ Reaka-Kudla, Marjorie L., Don E. Wilson, Edward O. Wilson: Biodiversity II: Understanding and Protecting Our Biological Resources . Joseph Henry Press, 1996, ISBN 978-0-309-52075-1 , pp. 150 .
  5. ^ David W. Steadman: Extinction and Biogeography of Tropical Pacific Birds . University of Chicago Press, 2006, ISBN 978-0-226-77142-7 , pp. 242 f .
  6. ↑ Derek Ferrar: Marae Mysteries . In: Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. (Ed.): Hana Hou! . 6, No. 5, Honolulu, HI, USA, October – November 2003. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  7. ↑ Arrêté n ° 862 PR du 13/06/2000 ( French ) Retrieved on May 24, 2019.
  8. ↑ Helen Altonn: Museum anthropologist's latest honor is a hibiscus - Yosihiko Sinoto has studied ancient Pacific cultures for decades . In: Oahu Publications (Ed.): The Honolulu Star Bulletin . 12, No. 154, Honolulu, HI, USA, July 3, 2007. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  9. ↑ Steadman, DW, Zarriello, MC: Two New Species of Parrots (Aves: Psittacidae) from Archeological Sites in the Marquesas Islands In: Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 100 (3), 1987, pp. 518-528
personal data
SURNAME Sinoto, Yosihiko H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 篠遠喜 彦 (Japanese); Shinotō Yoshihiko
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American-Japanese anthropologist
DATE OF BIRTH September 3, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Tokyo , Japan
DATE OF DEATH 4th October 2017
Place of death Hawaii