About Takashi Shirôzu
Lived 1917 – 2004 (aged 86). Takashi Shirôzu was a Japanese biologist and lepidopterist.
was a Japanese entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera.
He wrote Butterflies of Formosa in Colour Osaka, Hoikusha (1960), Early Stages of Japanese Butterflies in Colour Hoikusha (with Akira Hara, 1960) and Butterflies of Japan Illustrated in Colour Tokyo, Hokuryu-kan (1964) all of which took advantage of Japanese advanced (optical) and colour printing technologies. He also published many scientific papers describing new species of butterflies.
Dr. Takashi Shirozu was a professor emeritus of Kyushu University and president emeritus of The Lepidopterological Society of Japan.
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Who was Takashi Shirôzu?
Japanese lepidopterist (1917–2004)
When was Takashi Shirôzu born?
Takashi Shirôzu was born on 14 September 1917 in Fukuoka.
When did Takashi Shirôzu die?
Takashi Shirôzu died on 2 April 2004.
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Takashi Shirôzu was a biologist and lepidopterist.
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Takashi Shirôzu was Japanese.
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