Hiroshi Nakamura (biochemist)
Hiroshi Nakamura | |
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Born | |
Awards | Imago Mundi Award |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biochemistry Cartography |
Institutions | Yokohama City University Keijō Imperial University Pasteur Institute |
Doctoral advisor | Gabriel Bertrand |
Hiroshi Nakamura (中村 拓, Nakamura Hiroshi, March 25, 1890 – February 7, 1974) was a
historians of cartography.[3]
Biography
Nakamura obtained his medical degree from
Tokyo Imperial University in 1925.[4]
On returning to Japan in 1929, Nakamura was appointed Professor of Medical Chemistry at
Second World War, he became Professor and Chairman of the Department of Biochemistry, Yokohama City University School of Medicine.[4]
In addition to being biochemist, he continued historical researches which threw light upon many of the dark problems concerning Japanese and Chinese old maps.[3] For his outstanding achievements on cartography, in 1961, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Letters from University of Tokyo.
Nakamura Library
Nakamura died in Tokyo on 7 February 1974, at the age of 83. After his death, his son donated his historical collections to Meiji University, and then the Dr Hirshi Nakamura's Library was established at the University for the public.[7]
External links
- Dr. Hiroshi Nakamura's Library in Meiji University(in Japanese)
References
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- ^ Forrest H. Nielsen. Nickel. "Biochemisty of the essential ultratrace elements" edited by Earl Frieden. Plenum Publishing Co. 1984.
- ^ .
- ^ a b c d 中村拓教授について(in Japanese)
- ^ Biographical Sketch Gabriel Bertrand (1867-1962) Archived 2010-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 978-4-260-00589-0](in Japanese)
- ^ 中村拓文庫(in Japanese)