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Jinzō Matsumura (松村 任三, Matsumura Jinzō, February 14, 1856 – May 4, 1928) was a Japanese botanist. The standard author abbreviation Matsum. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]
Jinzō Matsumura | |
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| Born | February 14, 1856 |
| Died | May 4, 1928 (aged 72) Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | University of Würzburg Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | University of Tokyo |
| Doctoral students | Bunzō Hayata |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Matsum. |
Biography
Matsumura was born in Ibaraki Prefecture, of a samurai family. He took a great interest in botany as a young man. In 1883, he had been made assistant professor of botany in the University of Tokyo under Ryōkichi Yatabe. Matsumura then studied abroad at the Würzburg and Heidelberg between 1886 and 1888. In 1890, he became professor at the University of Tokyo and in 1897 director of the Koishikawa Botanical Gardens.[2] He also served as dean of the botanical department.[3] In 1922, Matsumura retired from teaching, and began to publish Waka poetry.
Legacy
The genus Matsumurella is named for Matsumura.[4]
Selected publications
Matsumura assisted in the preparation of Brinkley's Unabridged Japanese-English Dictionary (1896), and he published many important works on the flora of Japan, including:
- Nomenclature of Japanese Plants in Latin, Japanese, and Chinese (1884)
- Names of Plants and their Products in English, Japanese, and Chinese (1892)
- Conspectus of Leguminosœ (1902)
- Index plantarum Japonicarum: Cryptogamœ (1904)
- Phanerogamœ (1905)
- with Ito, Tentamen Florœ Lutchuensis (1899)
- with Ito, Rivisio Alni Specierum Japonicarum (1902)
- with Hayata, Enumeratio Plantarum in Insula Formosa Sponte Crescentium (1906)
References
- International Plant Names Index. Matsum.
- Brummitt, RK; CE Powell. 1992. Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-085-4
- "Japan Magazine: A Representative Monthly of Things Japanese". Japan Magazine Company. 1921. p. 609.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - Quattrocchi, Umberto (1999). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. ISBN 9780849326776.
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[de] Matsumura Jinzō
Matsumura Jinzō (japanisch 松村 任三; geboren 14. Februar 1856 in Matsuoka (Provinz Hitachi); gestorben 4. Mai 1928) war ein japanischer Botaniker.- [en] Jinzō Matsumura
[ru] Мацумура, Ниндзо
Ниндзо Мацумура (яп. 松村任三 Мацумура Ниндзо:, 1856—1928) — японский ботаник.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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