About Yoichi Hatta
Lived 1886 – 1942 (aged 55–56). Yoichi Hatta was a Japanese civil engineer and engineer.
Yoichi Hatta's statue and tomb with his wife Toyoki, located in Wushanto Reservoir, Tainan city, Taiwan. was a Japanese engineer, known for his contributions in hydraulic engineering in the Japanese-ruled Taiwan. Hatta was born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa. After graduating from Tokyo Imperial University in 1910, he joined the Seat of Governor-General of Taiwan and served as a technician of the government. He was the designer of Chianan Canal and Wusanto Reservoir.
He was killed on board the transport ship Taiyō Maru, when it was torpedoed and sunk on May 8, 1942 by US submarine Grenadier.
In contemporary Taiwan, he is honored for his contributions to irrigation.
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Who was Yoichi Hatta?
Japanese engineer (1886-1942)
When was Yoichi Hatta born?
Yoichi Hatta was born in 1886 in Ishikawa Prefecture.
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Yoichi Hatta died in 1942.
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Yoichi Hatta was a civil engineer and engineer.
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Yoichi Hatta was Japanese.
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