Yoichirō greatly contributed to the start of malacology in Japan and was responsible for the collection and indirectly the naming of many land and marine mollusks. Revered by malacologists throughout the world for his enthusiasm and contributions to malacology, he has numerous species named after him.
Yoichirō lived from 1859 until 1925. He was a wealthy Kyōto dealer in poultry, seeds, and aviculture products who had founded a side business trading in marine and land shells.[1] He began to collect shells in 1898 at age 39. Over the next 20 years, his collection grew to about 3,000 Japanese specimens and 4,500 foreign specimens. He coordinated numerous field collectors to explore the territories and prefectures of Japan gathering both land and marine mollusks.[3][4] Many of the species found by his team were newly discovered and named in collaboration with many scientists around the world, including H.A. Pilsbry, P. Ehrmann, G.K. Gude, C.F. Ancey, and G.B. Sowerby.
Yoichirō was the mentor of Tokubei Kuroda, another forefather of Japanese malacology. Kuroda got his start in malacology under the employ of Yoichiro at age 15. Kuroda's employment initially included cleaning Hirase's large house and looking after his children by day. Hirase paid for Kuroda to attend night school and to learn English, at which he excelled, and arranged for him to learn the basics of systematic biology. A rapid learner and diligent clerk, Kuroda was soon placed in charge of the shell business, and became Hirase's secretary. He was instrumental in the founding and operation of Hirase's Conchological Museum (1913-1919), which was situated near the Kyōto Zoo, and handled most of Hirase's correspondence with foreign researchers. He also helped compile and edit Hirase's Conchological Magazine (1907-1915).[1]
Hirase's Conchological museum housed his collection from 1913 until 1919. The museum was compelled to close in 1919 due to his illness and the financial panic brought about by World War I.[4]
At its largest, the Hirase collection grew to 15,000 pieces. Prior to WWII, the collection was split to ensure its survival. One third was donated to various museums, including the Smithsonian, one third was kept at the house of his son, Shintarō Hirase in Tokyo, and the last third was stored in the Research Institute for Natural Resources in Tokyo. The majority of the collection was destroyed during incendiary bombing of Tokyo during the war. Only 5000 pieces, mostly consisting of the minute marine specimens, the land specimens, and fresh water specimens, survived the war. The surviving pieces of the collection have been stored in the Research Institute for Natural Resources in Tokyo since 1948.
The Hirase Conchological Museum in Kyoto was opened in 1913.[5]Shells Named After Hirase
^Callomon, Paul (December 2003). "Henry A. Pilsbry and Yoichiro Hirase, with a translation of Tokubei Kuroda's (1958) "In Memory of Dr. H. A. Pilsbry: Pilsbry and the Mollusca of Japan"". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 153 (1): 1–6. doi:10.1635/0097-3157(2003)153[0001:hapayh]2.0.co;2. ISSN 0097-3157.
^ abHirase, Shintaro (1951). A Handbook of Illustrated Shells in Natural Colors from Japanese Islands and their Adjacent Territories. Tokyo: Revised and enlarged by Isao Taki, Sc.D., Bunkyokaku. pp. XIX.
^anonymous (1913). "A conchological museum for Japan". The Nautilus27(2): 13-14, plate I.
yoichirō, hirase, 平瀬, 與一郎, hirase, yoichirō, december, 1859, 1925, japanese, malacologist, business, shintarō, hirase, 1884, 1939, also, malacologist, majority, collection, molluscs, were, destroyed, during, world, born, 1859, december, 1859awaji, island, japa. Yoichirō Hirase 平瀬 與一郎 Hirase Yoichirō December 4 1859 May 25 1925 was a Japanese malacologist and business man His son Shintarō Hirase 1884 1939 was also a malacologist The majority of his collection of molluscs were destroyed during World War II 1 2 Yoichirō HiraseYoichirō HiraseBorn 1859 12 04 December 4 1859Awaji Island JapanDiedMay 25 1925 1925 05 25 aged 65 JapanScientific careerFieldsmalacologyKioconus hirase Kuroda T 1956 Yoichirō greatly contributed to the start of malacology in Japan and was responsible for the collection and indirectly the naming of many land and marine mollusks Revered by malacologists throughout the world for his enthusiasm and contributions to malacology he has numerous species named after him Yoichirō lived from 1859 until 1925 He was a wealthy Kyōto dealer in poultry seeds and aviculture products who had founded a side business trading in marine and land shells 1 He began to collect shells in 1898 at age 39 Over the next 20 years his collection grew to about 3 000 Japanese specimens and 4 500 foreign specimens He coordinated numerous field collectors to explore the territories and prefectures of Japan gathering both land and marine mollusks 3 4 Many of the species found by his team were newly discovered and named in collaboration with many scientists around the world including H A Pilsbry P Ehrmann G K Gude C F Ancey and G B Sowerby Yoichirō was the mentor of Tokubei Kuroda another forefather of Japanese malacology Kuroda got his start in malacology under the employ of Yoichiro at age 15 Kuroda s employment initially included cleaning Hirase s large house and looking after his children by day Hirase paid for Kuroda to attend night school and to learn English at which he excelled and arranged for him to learn the basics of systematic biology A rapid learner and diligent clerk Kuroda was soon placed in charge of the shell business and became Hirase s secretary He was instrumental in the founding and operation of Hirase s Conchological Museum 1913 1919 which was situated near the Kyōto Zoo and handled most of Hirase s correspondence with foreign researchers He also helped compile and edit Hirase s Conchological Magazine 1907 1915 1 Hirase s Conchological museum housed his collection from 1913 until 1919 The museum was compelled to close in 1919 due to his illness and the financial panic brought about by World War I 4 At its largest the Hirase collection grew to 15 000 pieces Prior to WWII the collection was split to ensure its survival One third was donated to various museums including the Smithsonian one third was kept at the house of his son Shintarō Hirase in Tokyo and the last third was stored in the Research Institute for Natural Resources in Tokyo The majority of the collection was destroyed during incendiary bombing of Tokyo during the war Only 5000 pieces mostly consisting of the minute marine specimens the land specimens and fresh water specimens survived the war The surviving pieces of the collection have been stored in the Research Institute for Natural Resources in Tokyo since 1948 The Hirase Conchological Museum in Kyoto was opened in 1913 5 Shells Named After HiraseReferences Edit a b Tokubei Kuroda Wikipedia 2018 12 26 retrieved 2019 06 30 Clench W J 1948 The Hirase collections of mollusks The Nautilus 62 1 34 35 Callomon Paul December 2003 Henry A Pilsbry and Yoichiro Hirase with a translation of Tokubei Kuroda s 1958 In Memory of Dr H A Pilsbry Pilsbry and the Mollusca of Japan Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 153 1 1 6 doi 10 1635 0097 3157 2003 153 0001 hapayh 2 0 co 2 ISSN 0097 3157 a b Hirase Shintaro 1951 A Handbook of Illustrated Shells in Natural Colors from Japanese Islands and their Adjacent Territories Tokyo Revised and enlarged by Isao Taki Sc D Bunkyokaku pp XIX anonymous 1913 A conchological museum for Japan The Nautilus 27 2 13 14 plate I Bibliography Edit 1909 貝類手引草 Kairui Tebikigusa External links EditWorks by or about Yoichirō Hirase at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yoichirō Hirase amp oldid 1165763786, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
