About Mamoru Oguma
Lived 1885 – 1971 (aged 86). Mamoru Oguma was a Japanese entomologist and naturalist.
Legacy Oguma's former residence, located in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, was designed in 1929 by Yoshiya Tanoue, a disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright, and was selected as one of the 100 Cultural Landmarks of Sapporo. The house was relocated in 1998 to Fushimi, Sapporo at the base of Mount Moiwa and has since been used as a local landmark, formerly as Lloyd's Coffee Museum until 2017, and currently as the fly-fishing shop "Dolly Varden".
Oguma was also known as the academic advisor to Yoshimaro Yamashina. He had personal friendships with writer Takeo Arishima Three Years for Peaches and Chestnuts (桃栗三年), Uchida Rokakuho, 1957; Winner of the Japan Essayist Club Prize
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Who was Mamoru Oguma?
Japanese entomologist (1886-1971)
When was Mamoru Oguma born?
Mamoru Oguma was born on 24 August 1885 in Tokyo.
When did Mamoru Oguma die?
Mamoru Oguma died on 10 September 1971.
What was Mamoru Oguma's occupation?
Mamoru Oguma was an entomologist and naturalist.
What nationality was Mamoru Oguma?
Mamoru Oguma was Japanese.
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