Isao Ijima

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Isao Ijima
飯島魁
Ijima Isao.jpg
BornJuly 24, 1861
DiedMarch 14, 1921(1921-03-14) (aged 59)
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
Occupation
EmployerUniversity of Tokyo
Known forFounder of Parasitology

Isao Ijima (飯島魁; July 24, 1861 – March 14, 1921) was a Japanese zoologist and spongiologist known for circumscribing the Staurocalyptus genus of sponge. He is considered the founder of parasitology in Japan and was the first president of the Ornithological Society of Japan.[1] Emydocephalus ijimae and Ijima's Leaf Warbler are named in his honor, as are fifteen other species.[2][3]

Ijima graduated from the Science College of Tokyo Imperial University, graduating in 1881. He went to Germany to study zoology at the University of Leipzig where he spent three years working under the direction of Doctor Rudolf Leuckart, receiving his Ph.D. in 1884. When he returned to Japan he was appointed Professor of Zoology at Tokyo Imperial University and was appointed the second director of the Misaki Marine Biological Station in 1904.[4] He published A Manual of Zoology (Dôbutsu-gaku Teiyô) in 1918.[5]

Ijima worked at the university until his death in 1921.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Yoshida, Sadao (1924). "Isao Ijima: The Father of Parasitology in Japan (With Potrait Plate)". The Journal of Parasitology. The American Society of Parasitologists, Allen Press. 10 (3): 165–167. ISSN 0022-3395. JSTOR 3270877. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  2. ^ "Category:Eponyms of Isao Ijima". Wikispecies. 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  3. ^ "Wildlife of Miyakejima Island｜Natural parks in Tokyo". 東京都環境局. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  4. ^ "History (Taisho Period)". MMBS. 1923-09-01. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  5. ^ Utinomi, Huzio (1976-10-30). "A Review of the Japanese Species of Alcyonium, with Descriptions of Two New Species and an Almost Forgotten Rare Species (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea)". Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory (in Latin). 23 (3–5): 191–204. doi:10.5134/175942. hdl:2433/175942. ISSN 0037-2870. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
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