Sankei Children’s Publishing Culture Award
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Edition 13 (1966) grand prize
Mutsuo Kato
かとう むつお
Kato Mutsuo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1911-12-02 （Sendai, Miyagi, Japan）
- Died
- 1997-03-08 （Sendai, Miyagi, Japan） age 85
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Biologist, Entomologist, University professor, Dean, President (Tohoku University), Researcher, Museum director
- Active Years
- 1935-1997
- Affiliations
- Tohoku University, Ecological Society of Japan, National Center for University Entrance Examinations (Japan), Miyagi Prefectural Museum of Art
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tohoku Imperial University, Faculty of Science | Faculty of Science | Department of Biology | 理学士 | 〜1935 | Japan |
| Tohoku University | Faculty of Science | Department of Biology | 理学博士 | 〜1945 | Japan |
Tohoku Imperial University, Faculty of Science
Faculty of Science
/ Department of Biology
Degree:
理学士
Period:
〜1935
Year of Graduation:
1935
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the former Tohoku Imperial University, Faculty of Science
Tohoku University
Faculty of Science
/ Department of Biology
Degree:
理学博士
Period:
〜1945
Year of Graduation:
1945
Country:
Japan
Doctorate (Ph.D.) awarded for thesis on diurnal/weekly activity patterns of insects and their environmental conditions
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Honorary Citizen of Sendai | — | — | City of Sendai | 受賞（名誉市民） |
| 1997 | Senior Third Rank | — | — | Government of Japan (court rank) | 授与 |
Honorary Citizen of Sendai
1996
Organization:
City of Sendai
Result:
受賞（名誉市民）
Senior Third Rank
1997
Organization:
Government of Japan (court rank)
Result:
授与
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mushi Mushimushi
1978 Science / Popular scienceA collection of essays and explanations introducing insect behavior and ecology to a general audience.
Insect ecologyNature observationScience popularization
Japanese Insect Notes: A Day of Insects (Vol. 1)
1980 Science / Popular scienceDetails the daily activities of insects and provides ecological commentary in the first volume.
Diurnal activityBehavioral ecology of insects
Japanese Insect Notes: The Seasons of Insects (Vol. 1)
1980 Science / Popular scienceA guide describing seasonal changes in insect ecology and behavior.
Seasonal variationEcology
Japan's Natural Monuments: Animals 1
1984 Reference / Illustrated guideAn edited volume introducing animals designated as Natural Monuments of Japan, with commentary and illustrations.
ConservationCultural natural heritage
Bibliography
- Mushi Mushimushi (Kinkodo Publishing Division, 1978)
- Japanese Insect Notes: A Day of Insects (Vols. 1 & 2) (Librio Publishing, 1980)
- Japanese Insect Notes: The Seasons of Insects (Vols. 1 & 2) (Librio Publishing, 1980)
- Japanese Insect Notes: Stories of Pest Insects (Vols. 1 & 2) (Librio Publishing, 1980)
- Japan's Natural Monuments: Animals 1 (Kodansha, 1984)
- Japan's Natural Monuments: Animals 2 (Kodansha, 1984)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly yet accessible popular-science toneDescriptive style emphasizing observation records
- Recurring Motifs
- Insect behaviorSeasonal changeConservation and cultural natural heritage
Legacy
Contributed to research and popularization of insect ecology, served in academic leadership at Tohoku University and in regional cultural institutions; honored as an honorary citizen of Sendai.
Museums
- Miyagi Prefectural Museum of Art Sendai, Miyagi, Japan Opened in 1982
Academic Societies
- Ecological Society of Japan
Archives
- Tohoku University Library & Archives
Trivia
- Came from a family of scientists, with brothers who were a chemist (T. Kato) and a geophysicist (A. Kato), and a younger brother who was a geologist.
- His grandnephew is mathematician Fumimoto Kato.
- Served as President of Tohoku University (13th, 1971–1977).
- Served as the inaugural director of the National Center for University Entrance Examinations and the first director of the Miyagi Prefectural Museum of Art.