Issei Yamamoto
Japanese astronomer
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| Intro | Japanese astronomer | |
| A.K.A. | Yamamoto Issei | |
| A.K.A. | Yamamoto Issei | |
| Places | Japan | |
| was | Astronomer Politician Educator | |
| Work field | Academia Science Politics | |
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| Birth | 27 May 1889, Shiga Prefecture | |
| Death | 16 January 1959 (aged 69 years) |
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Biography
Issei Yamamoto (山本 一清, Yamamoto Issei, 1889–1959) was a Japanese astronomer.
He was professor of astronomy at Kyoto University. In 1920 he became the first president of the Oriental Astronomical Association. He was director of the Kwasan Observatory in Kyoto.
Honors
Named after him:
- The crater Yamamoto on the Moon.
- Asteroid 2249 Yamamoto.