Hirase, Yoichirō, 1859-1925
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1859 - 1925
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Malacology Department Records
Collection
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0804
Overview
Scientists have been studying shells from the very beginning of the Academy of Natural Science’s long history. Thomas Say, Isaac Lea, and Timothy Abbott Conrad are just a few examples of Academy scientists who made important contributions to the field of conchology before there was an official department at the Academy. On December 26, 1866, the Conchological Section was formally established at the Academy, creating a departmental unity under curator George Washington Tryon, who led...
Dates:
1848-2012
Yoichiro Hirase collection
Collection — Box: Small Collections 10
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0411
Scope and Contents
Typescript biography of eminent Japanese conchologist, Yoichiro Hirase, b. 1858 (9 pages). Illustrated with 4 mounted photographs of Hirase at work in his study and of his collections.
No information on provenance, but probably from the papers of H.A. Pilsbry
Dates:
c. 1910-1914