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| ⚫ | '''Yoshio Fujita''' (''藤田 良雄'', 28 September 1908-13 January, 2013) was a Japanese astronomer known for his contributions on spectroscopic observations of low temperature stars. He also served as president of the [[Japan Academy]] from April 1994 to April 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Past and Present President {{!}} The Japan Academy |url=https://www.japan-acad.go.jp/en/about/successive.html |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=www.japan-acad.go.jp}}</ref> |
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== Early life and education == |
== Early life and education == |
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Yoshio Fujita was born the oldest of five children in Mikuni in the [[Fukui Prefecture]]. His father was a writer and editor at a local newspaper and proficient in the Japanese poetry style of [[Waka (poetry)|Waka]]. He described in an oral history interview that his early interest in the cosmos as coming from the constellations he could view from his home city: |
Yoshio Fujita was born the oldest of five children in Mikuni in the [[Fukui Prefecture]]. His father was a writer and editor at a local newspaper and proficient in the Japanese poetry style of [[Waka (poetry)|Waka]]. He described in an oral history interview that his early interest in the cosmos as coming from the constellations he could view from his home city: |
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In 1950, Fujita began a 15-month stint in the United States at [[Lick Observatory]] and [[Yerkes Observatory]]. There he worked with [[George Herbig]] to obtain spectroscopic data and spent time blinking plates for [[Kuiper belt|Kuiper]] looking for asteroids. He then returned to Japan as a full professor, where he continued to work until he retired in 1969. |
In 1950, Fujita began a 15-month stint in the United States at [[Lick Observatory]] and [[Yerkes Observatory]]. There he worked with [[George Herbig]] to obtain spectroscopic data and spent time blinking plates for [[Kuiper belt|Kuiper]] looking for asteroids. He then returned to Japan as a full professor, where he continued to work until he retired in 1969. |
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He served as president of the Astronomical Society of Japan from 1961 |
He served as president of the Astronomical Society of Japan from 1961 to 1963 and as president of IAU Commission 29 from 1970 to 1973.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=IAU Minor Planet Center |url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=5352 |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=minorplanetcenter.net}}</ref> In 1994 he was elected president of the [[Japan Academy]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Past and Present President {{!}} The Japan Academy |url=https://www.japan-acad.go.jp/en/about/successive.html |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=www.japan-acad.go.jp}}</ref> |
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== Honors and awards == |
== Honors and awards == |
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* 1955: [[Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy]] |
* 1955: [[Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy]] |
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* 1984: Honorary Member of [[American Astronomical Society]] |
* 1984: Honorary Member of [[American Astronomical Society]] |
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== Works == |
== Works == |
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* ''Interpretation of Spectra and Atmospheric Structure in Cool Stars'' (University Park Press, 1970) |
* ''Interpretation of Spectra and Atmospheric Structure in Cool Stars'' (University Park Press, 1970) |
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* ''Collected Papers on the Spectroscopic Behaviour of Cool Stars,'' 1997 |
* ''Collected Papers on the Spectroscopic Behaviour of Cool Stars,'' 1997 |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/oral-histories/33555 Oral history interview transcript for Yoshio Fujita on 26 August 1997, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library and Archives] |
* [https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/oral-histories/33555 Oral history interview transcript for Yoshio Fujita on 26 August 1997, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library and Archives] |
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Revision as of 08:34, 3 June 2022
Yoshio Fujita | |
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| Born | September 28, 1908 Mikuni, Fukui Prefecture (now Sakai, Fukui) |
| Died | 9 January 2013 |
| Spouse(s) | Kazuko Nezu, m. 1941 |
Yoshio Fujita (藤田 良雄, 28 September 1908-13 January, 2013) was a Japanese astronomer known for his contributions on spectroscopic observations of low temperature stars. He also served as president of the Japan Academy from April 1994 to April 2000.[1]
Early life and education
Yoshio Fujita was born the oldest of five children in Mikuni in the Fukui Prefecture. His father was a writer and editor at a local newspaper and proficient in the Japanese poetry style of Waka. He described in an oral history interview that his early interest in the cosmos as coming from the constellations he could view from his home city:
"My country is called snow country. In the wintertime, we have a lot of snow. And it's often cloudy, or snowy, and sometimes rainy. So it is very hard to see clear sky. But if it clears up, however, the sky is beautiful, wonderful constellations. And I was very happy to see with my naked eye a beautiful constellation. And first I was interested in constellations, and I got to know some details of stars."[2]
Fujita graduated high school in 1928 and went on to study mathematics and astronomy at the Tokyo Imperial University (now the University of Tokyo). Between 1930 and 1931 he studied under the astronomers Yusuke Hagihara and Kiyotsugu Hirayama and executed an observational study of the spectrum of Eros at its close approach, using a small astrograph equipped with an objective prism.[3] He graduated in the Department of Astronomy, Physics Division, in 1931.[4]
Career
In 1931, he became an assistant to Yusuke Hagihara at the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory (now the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan).
In 1937 he was promoted to university lecturer at Tokyo Imperial University and collaborated with Toshio Takamine. Here he began his career-long work centered on spectroscopic studies of the sun, late-type stars, and carbon stars, and on improving instrumentation at the observatory.
When World War II began, Fujita and the physics and astronomy departments and their students moved to Suwa, Nagano until 1945.
In 1950, Fujita began a 15-month stint in the United States at Lick Observatory and Yerkes Observatory. There he worked with George Herbig to obtain spectroscopic data and spent time blinking plates for Kuiper looking for asteroids. He then returned to Japan as a full professor, where he continued to work until he retired in 1969.
He served as president of the Astronomical Society of Japan from 1961 to 1963 and as president of IAU Commission 29 from 1970 to 1973.[5] In 1994 he was elected president of the Japan Academy.[6]
Honors and awards
- 1955: Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy
- 1984: Honorary Member of American Astronomical Society
- 1986: Lifetime Member of the Royal Astronomical Society
- 1989: The minor planet Fujita is named in his honor. The minor planet was discovered by Yoshio Kushida and Osamu Muramatsu at Yatsugatake South Base Observatory.[5]
- 1994: Elected president of the Japan Academy
Works
- Interpretation of Spectra and Atmospheric Structure in Cool Stars (University Park Press, 1970)
- Collected Papers on the Spectroscopic Behaviour of Cool Stars, 1997
Personal life
Fujita married Kazuko Nezu in 1941. They had three children.
References
- ^ "Past and Present President | The Japan Academy". www.japan-acad.go.jp. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ Physics, American Institute of (2015-02-04). "Yoshio Fujita". www.aip.org. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ DeVorkin, David (2020-12-28). "Yoshio Fujita (1908–2013)". Bulletin of the Aas. 52 (2). doi:10.3847/25c2cfeb.882ccaaf. S2CID 234408709.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ "Astrophysicist Yoshio Fujita Passes Away". www.nao.ac.jp. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
{{cite web}}:|first=missing|last=(help) - ^ a b "IAU Minor Planet Center". minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ "Past and Present President | The Japan Academy". www.japan-acad.go.jp. Retrieved 2022-05-20.