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Kōsaku Hamada

1881 – 1938

Japanese archaeologist

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About Kōsaku Hamada

Lived 1881 – 1938 (aged 57). Kōsaku Hamada was a Japanese anthropologist, art historian, archaeologist and university teacher.

, also known as Seiryō Hamada, was a Japanese academic, archaeologist, author and President of Kyoto University.

Early life Hamada was born in Osaka. He was educated at the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University; and he studied in England.

Selected works In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Kōsaku Hamada, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 100+ works in 200+ publications in 3 languages and 1,000+ library holdings.

有竹齋藏古玉譜 (1925) 百済観音 (1926) 支那古明器泥象圖說 (1927) Pʼi-tzu-wo; prehistoric sites by the river Pi-liu-ho, South Manchuria (1929) 東亞文明の黎明 (1930) 東亞考古學研究 (1930) 天正遣歐使節記 (1931) 南山裡: 南滿洲老鐵山麓の漢代甎墓 Nan-shan-li: Brick-tombs of the Han dynasty at the foot of Mt. Lao-t'ieh, South Manchuria (1933) 營城子: 前牧城驛附近の漢代壁晝甎墓 Ying-ch'êng-tzŭ (1934) 删訂泉屋清賞 (1934) 新羅古瓦の研究 (1934) 古物硏究 (1936) 日本美術史硏究 (1940)

Articles "Chifeng Hongshanhou," Archaeologia Orientalis, ser. A, No. 6. Far-Eastern Archaeology Society of Japan, (1938).

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
University of Tokyo
Positions held
President
Employers
Kyoto University, University of Tokyo
Also known as
Pin-tʻien, Chʻing-ling, Kosaku Hamada, Kousaku Hamada, Seiryo Hamada, Hamada Kōsaku
moreHamada Kosaku, Seiryō Hamada, Hamada Seiryō, Hamada Seiryo

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Kōsaku Hamada's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Kōsaku Hamada?

Japanese archaeologist (1881–1938)

When was Kōsaku Hamada born?

Kōsaku Hamada was born on 22 February 1881 in Kishiwada.

When did Kōsaku Hamada die?

Kōsaku Hamada died on 25 July 1938 in Kyoto.

What was Kōsaku Hamada's occupation?

Kōsaku Hamada was an anthropologist, art historian, archaeologist and university teacher.

What nationality was Kōsaku Hamada?

Kōsaku Hamada was Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Kōsaku Hamada

· Wikidata: Q366007

· DBpedia: Kōsaku Hamada

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