Manabu Miyoshi Explained

Manabu Miyoshi
Birth Date:December 2, 1874
Birth Place:Ena, Gifu
Resting Place:Tama Cemetery
Nationality:Japanese
Field:Botany
Work Institutions:Imperial University of Tokyo
Alma Mater:Imperial University of Tokyo
University of Leipzig
Doctoral Advisor:Wilhelm Friedrich Philipp Pfeffer
Author Abbrev Bot:Miyoshi

was a Japanese botanist.

Biography

Miyoshi was born in 1861 in the village of Iwamura, now part of modern-day Ena. He was born in a samurai family from the former province of Mino. A graduate of the Imperial University of Tokyo in 1889, he continued his scientific training at the University of Leipzig under the direction of German botanist Wilhelm Friedrich Philipp Pfeffer. In 1895, he earned his Doctorate of Science degree and returned to Japan as Professor of Botany at the University of Tokyo.[1]

He entered the Imperial Academy of Japan in 1920.

Throughout his academic career, he studied the genera Prunus and Iris. At the beginning of 20th century, he promoted the idea of ‘natural monuments’ for preservation, a concept he brought back with him from his period of study in Germany.[2]

Awards

Selected publications

Notes and References

  1. Book: Manabu, Miyoshi (1861-1939). 1976. 3. 528. 9789031302246. Stafleu . Frans Antonie . .
  2. Book: Akagawa. Natsuko. Heritage Conservation and Japan's Cultural Diplomacy: Heritage, National Identity and National Interest. Routledge. London. 2014. 50. 885457100. 9781134599011. .