About Takenoshin Nakai
Lived 1882 – 1952 (aged 70). Takenoshin Nakai was a Japanese botanist and professor.
was a Japanese botanist. In 1919 and 1930, he published papers on the plants of Japan and Korea, including the genus Cephalotaxus. Between 1943 and 1945, during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), Takenoshin Nakai was the director of 's Lands Plantentuin in Batavia (now Bogor Botanical Gardens in Bogor).
Taxonomist The International Plant Names Index lists 4,733 records of plant names of which Nakai is an author or co-author.
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Who was Takenoshin Nakai?
Japanese botanist (1882-1952)
When was Takenoshin Nakai born?
Takenoshin Nakai was born on 9 November 1882 in Gifu.
When did Takenoshin Nakai die?
Takenoshin Nakai died on 6 December 1952 in Tokyo.
What was Takenoshin Nakai's occupation?
Takenoshin Nakai was a botanist and professor.
What nationality was Takenoshin Nakai?
Takenoshin Nakai was Japanese.
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