Shigeyasu Tokunaga (徳永重康) (1874–1940) was a Japanese zoologist, geologist, and palaeontologist.[2] His family name by birth was Yoshiwara (吉原) and some of his papers were published under this name.[2]
Shigeyasu Tokunaga was born in Atago, Tokyo on 20 August 1874 (Meiji 7).[1] His father was a private secretary to the Shimazu clan, while his paternal grandfather had served the Satsuma Domain in Edo.[2] His maternal grandfather was the pharmacologist Shibata Shōkei [ja], his maternal uncle the chemist Shibata Yūji [ja].[2]
In 1894, Shigeyasu enrolled as a student in the Department of Zoology at the Imperial University, Tokyo, where he also attended lectures and classes in the Department of Geology.[2] As a graduate student at Tokyo Imperial University, he studied under Bunjirō Kotō, Yokoyama Matajirō [ja], and Jinbo Kotora [ja], among others.[2]
His 1902 paper coauthored with Jūzō Iwasaki (岩崎重三) on the fossil skull[3] to which in 1914 they would give the name Desmostylus japonicus[4] was the first description of a Japanese Miocene mammal.[5]: 314 He went on to conduct geological surveys of Karafuto, the Ryūkyū Islands, Taiwan, Korea, and China, with coal a particular specialism.[1][2] From 1910 he was professor in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Waseda University.[2] In 1936 he became chairman of the Paleontological Society of Japan [ja] and in 1937 of the Geological Society of Japan [ja].[1]
^ abcdefghTokunaga, Shigemoto (1985). 徳永重康小伝 [Life of Dr. Shigeyasu Tokunaga]. Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi) (in Japanese). 94 (3): 194–196. doi:10.5026/jgeography.94.3_194.
^ abcdefghijklŌmori, Masae [in Japanese] (2007). 徳永重康一動物学科に籍を置き地質学を専攻した異彩の研究者一 [Dr. Tokunaga Shigeyasu: Prodigy geologist graduated the course of zoological sciences of the Tokyo Imp. Univ.]. Earth Science (Chikyū Kagaku) (in Japanese). 61 (1): 73–75. doi:10.15080/agcjchikyukagaku.61.1_73.
^Yoshiwara, Shigeyasu; Iwasaki, Jūzō (1902). "Notes on a New Fossil Mammal". Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo. 16 (6): 1–13.
^Tokunaga, Shigeyasu; Iwasaki, C. (1914). "Notes on Desmostylus japonicus". The Journal of the Geological Society of Japan. 21 (255): 33. doi:10.5575/geosoc.21.255_33.
shigeyasu, tokunaga, 徳永重康, 1874, 1940, japanese, zoologist, geologist, palaeontologist, family, name, birth, yoshiwara, 吉原, some, papers, were, published, under, this, name, 徳永重康bornshigeyasu, yoshiwara, 吉原重康, august, 1874, atago, shiba, minato, tokyo, died8, . Shigeyasu Tokunaga 徳永重康 1874 1940 was a Japanese zoologist geologist and palaeontologist 2 His family name by birth was Yoshiwara 吉原 and some of his papers were published under this name 2 Shigeyasu Tokunaga徳永重康BornShigeyasu Yoshiwara 吉原重康 20 August 1874 1 Atago Shiba Minato Tokyo 1 Died8 February 1940 1940 02 08 aged 65 1 NationalityJapaneseKnown forPalaeontologyParentsShigetaka Yoshiwara 吉原重隆 2 father Motoko Shibata 柴田元子 2 mother Shigeyasu TokunagaJapanese nameHiraganaとくなが しげやすShinjitai徳永重康TranscriptionsRevised HepburnTokunaga ShigeyasuTraditional HepburnTokunaga ShigeyasuKunrei shikiTokunaga SigeyasuNihon shikiTokunaga SigeyasuIn this Japanese name the surname is Tokunaga Biography EditShigeyasu Tokunaga was born in Atago Tokyo on 20 August 1874 Meiji 7 1 His father was a private secretary to the Shimazu clan while his paternal grandfather had served the Satsuma Domain in Edo 2 His maternal grandfather was the pharmacologist Shibata Shōkei ja his maternal uncle the chemist Shibata Yuji ja 2 In 1894 Shigeyasu enrolled as a student in the Department of Zoology at the Imperial University Tokyo where he also attended lectures and classes in the Department of Geology 2 As a graduate student at Tokyo Imperial University he studied under Bunjirō Kotō Yokoyama Matajirō ja and Jinbo Kotora ja among others 2 His 1902 paper coauthored with Juzō Iwasaki 岩崎重三 on the fossil skull 3 to which in 1914 they would give the name Desmostylus japonicus 4 was the first description of a Japanese Miocene mammal 5 314 He went on to conduct geological surveys of Karafuto the Ryukyu Islands Taiwan Korea and China with coal a particular specialism 1 2 From 1910 he was professor in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Waseda University 2 In 1936 he became chairman of the Paleontological Society of Japan ja and in 1937 of the Geological Society of Japan ja 1 Tokunaga was a devotee of Noh he studied under the sōke of the Hōshō school and performed on stage over three hundred times particularly in plays of the fourth and fifth categories appearing in later life also in elderly female roles in plays including Sotoba Komachi 1 2 His wife edited volumes of tanka while their eldest son Tokunaga Yasumoto ja was a specialist in Hungarian literature and professor at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies 2 Tokunaga died on 8 February 1940 Shōwa 15 1 References Edit a b c d e f g h Tokunaga Shigemoto 1985 徳永重康小伝 Life of Dr Shigeyasu Tokunaga Journal of Geography Chigaku Zasshi in Japanese 94 3 194 196 doi 10 5026 jgeography 94 3 194 a b c d e f g h i j k l Ōmori Masae in Japanese 2007 徳永重康一動物学科に籍を置き地質学を専攻した異彩の研究者一 Dr Tokunaga Shigeyasu Prodigy geologist graduated the course of zoological sciences of the Tokyo Imp Univ Earth Science Chikyu Kagaku in Japanese 61 1 73 75 doi 10 15080 agcjchikyukagaku 61 1 73 Yoshiwara Shigeyasu Iwasaki Juzō 1902 Notes on a New Fossil Mammal Journal of the College of Science Imperial University of Tokyo 16 6 1 13 Tokunaga Shigeyasu Iwasaki C 1914 Notes on Desmostylus japonicus The Journal of the Geological Society of Japan 21 255 33 doi 10 5575 geosoc 21 255 33 Tomida Yukimitsu Nakaya Hideo Saegusa Haruo Miyata Kazunori Fukuichi Akira 2013 Miocene Land Mammals and Stratigraphy of Japan In Wang Xiaoming Flynn Lawrence J Fortelius Mikael eds Fossil Mammals of Asia Neogene Biostratigraphy and Chronology New York Columbia University Press pp 314 333 doi 10 7312 columbia 9780231150125 003 0012 ISBN 978 0 231 15012 5 External links EditTokunaga Shigeyasu Japan Paleobiology Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shigeyasu Tokunaga amp oldid 1161492428, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
