Sumihiko Hatusima Explained

was a Japanese botanist. In scholarly works using the Latin alphabet, his name is generally romanised as "Sumihiko Hatusima" following the "Kunrei" system.^{[1] [2]}

Hatsushima was born in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan in 1906.^{[1] [2]} His tertiary studies and early lectureship was at Kyushu Imperial University, where he was awarded a doctorate in 1942.^[2] He accompanied Ryōzō Kanehira on a collecting expedition in New Guinea in 1940.^[2] Hatsushima returned to Austronesia in a collecting expedition to the Philippines in 1964.^[2]

Hatsushima died in 2008.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Author Details Hatusima, Sumihiko (1906–2008) . www.ipni.org IPNI. 2009-09-19.
2. Web site: Hatusima, Sumihiko. 24 July 2007. National Herbarium of the Netherlands. 2009-09-17.
3. Web site: The Journal of Japanese Botany. HOSOYAMADA. Saburo. April 20, 2008. Tsumura and co. 2009-09-17.