About Kotō Bunjirō
Lived 1856 – 1935 (aged 78). Kotō Bunjirō was a Japanese geologist and seismologist.
Bunjirō Kotō (, April 8, 1856 - March 8, 1935) was a Japanese earth scientist (Geologist). He is from Iwami Province (Shimane Prefecture). Kotō is from Tokyo Imperial University, and after graduating, he became a professor at Tokyo Imperial University. He is known for taking photographs of the Neodani Fault when he investigated the 1891 Mino–Owari earthquake.
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Who was Kotō Bunjirō?
Japanese geologist (1856–1935)
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Kotō Bunjirō was born on 8 April 1856 in Iwami Province.
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Kotō Bunjirō died on 8 March 1935 in Tokyo.
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Kotō Bunjirō was a geologist and seismologist.
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Kotō Bunjirō was Japanese.
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