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Tetsuro Matsuzawa

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Matsuzawa Tetsuro

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性別
男性
生誕
1950-10-15 （Ehime Prefecture, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Ehime Prefecture, Japan → Kyoto, Japan (residence related to work)

経歴

職業
Animal psychologist, Primatologist, University professor, Researcher, Author
活動期間
1976年〜
所属
Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study, Japan Monkey Centre, Kyoto University
所属団体
Japanese Psychological Association, Japanese Primatological Society, Japanese Neuroscience Society
影響を受けた人物
Jane Goodall, Edward O. Wilson
影響を与えた人物
Subsequent Japanese primatologists, Researchers in cognitive science and animal cognition

学歴

Tokyo Metropolitan Ryogoku High School (and affiliated junior high school)
期間: 卒業 1969
卒業年: 1969
国: Japan
Kyoto University, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters / Philosophy
学位: 学士
期間: 1970-1974
卒業年: 1974
国: Japan
Kyoto University Graduate School, Doctoral Program in Letters
Graduate School of Letters / Doctoral program (withdrawn)
期間: 1974-1976
卒業年: 1976
国: Japan
Left doctoral program (withdrawn)
Kyoto University
Graduate School of Science
学位: 博士（理学）
期間: 〜1989
卒業年: 1989
国: Japan
PhD thesis: 'Hierarchy of visual perception in a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)' (1989).

受賞歴

Chichibu-no-miya Memorial Science Award
1991
主催: Chichibu-no-miya Memorial Science Award
結果: 受賞
Nakayama Prize (Special Award)
1996
主催: Nakayama Prize
結果: 受賞
Japanese Psychological Association Research Encouragement Award
1998
主催: Japanese Psychological Association
結果: 受賞
Jane Goodall Prize
2001
主催: Jane Goodall Prize
結果: 受賞
Chunichi Cultural Prize
2004
主催: Chunichi Cultural Prize
結果: 受賞
Toki Toshihiko Memorial Award (Japanese Neuroscience Society)
2004
主催: Japanese Neuroscience Society
結果: 受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
2004
主催: Government of Japan (Cabinet Office)
結果: 受章
Science Journalist Award
2011
対象作品: The Power of Imagination (想像するちから)
主催: Science Journalist Award
結果: 受賞
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
2011
対象作品: The Power of Imagination (想像するちから)
主催: Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
結果: 受賞
Person of Cultural Merit
2013
主催: Government of Japan (Agency for Cultural Affairs / MEXT)
結果: 選出
Japanese Psychological Association International Award (Special Prize)
2014
主催: Japanese Psychological Association
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Chimpanzee Who Learned Words

1985年 Children's book / popular science

A popular/scientific account aimed at younger readers describing the research of teaching words to the chimpanzee 'Ai'.

chimpanzeeslanguage acquisitionanimal cognition

The World Seen from Chimpanzees

1991年 Popular science

A general-audience examination of chimpanzee cognition and social behavior based on observations and experiments.

cognitive sciencebehavioral observationsocial behavior

Chimpanzee Mind: The World of Mind and Cognition

1991年 Academic / popular science

A theoretical and experimental account of chimpanzee mind and cognition.

consciousnesscognitive structurescomparative psychology

Chimpanzees Are 'Chimpanjin': Ai and Friends in Africa

1995年 Children's / field report

An essay-style book contrasting the captive Ai with wild chimpanzees observed in Africa.

field studiescaptive vs wild comparisonsocial relationships

Ai Became a Mother

2001年 General non-fiction

A record of maternal and parenting behavior in chimpanzees, told through Ai's childbirth and raising of offspring.

mother–child relationshipbehavioral observationdevelopment

Chimpanzees: Neighbors in Evolution

2002年 Popular science

A popular science discussion of the human–chimpanzee relationship and its evolutionary significance.

evolutionary theorycomparative anatomybehavioral evolution

Ai and Ayumu: 700 Days of Mother and Child

2002年 Reportage / non-fiction

A reportage following 700 days in the life of the captive mother and child pair Ai and Ayumu.

mother–child behaviorlong-term observationcultural transmission

The Power of Imagination: What Chimpanzees Taught Us About the Human Mind

2011年 Popular science

A general-audience essay drawing lessons about the human mind and imagination from chimpanzee research.

imaginationcognitive scienceorigins of humanity

全著作

  • The Chimpanzee Who Learned Words (1985)
  • The World Seen from Chimpanzees (1991)
  • Chimpanzee Mind: The World of Mind and Cognition (1991)
  • Chimpanzees Are 'Chimpanjin': Ai and Friends in Africa (1995)
  • Ai Became a Mother (2001)
  • Chimpanzees: Neighbors in Evolution (2002)
  • Ai and Ayumu: 700 Days of Mother and Child (2002)
  • Neighbors in Evolution: Humans and Chimpanzees (2002)
  • The Power of Imagination: What Chimpanzees Taught Us About the Human Mind (2011)

作家による翻訳

  • Edward O. Wilson, 'Sociobiology' Vol.5 (translation/supervision), Shisakusha, 1985
  • Jane Goodall, 'The World of Wild Chimpanzees' (supervised translation, with Yukimaru Sugiyama), Minerva Shobo, 1990
  • Jane Goodall, 'Chimpanzees' Japanese edition (supervision & translation), Kumon Publishing, 1994
  • Goodall & Philip Berman, 'Travellers of the Forest' (translation), Kadokawa, 2000

作風・主題

文体
Scientific yet accessible proseExplanation linking observation and experimentNarrative style made accessible to general readers
頻出モチーフ
mother–child relationshipslanguage and cognitionhuman–chimpanzee comparisonscultural transmission

評価・遺産

A pioneering figure in primatology and animal cognition both in Japan and internationally. Known for long-term observational projects such as the 'Ai Project' combined with cognitive experiments, and for communicating findings to the public through popular books. His career also includes controversies over research fund expenditures, giving his legacy both scholarly achievements and public debate.

関連学会

  • Japanese Psychological Association
  • Japanese Primatological Society
  • Japanese Neuroscience Society

資料所蔵先

  • Archives of the Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University

大衆文化への影響

  • Appearances in popular media such as NHK's 'Human Lecture' series
  • Introduced primatology to wide audiences through children's books and popular science titles

豆知識

  • Led the 'Ai Project' teaching language to chimpanzees and studied juvenile chimpanzees such as Ayumu.
  • PhD thesis titled 'Hierarchy of visual perception in a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)' (1989).
  • Served as director of the Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, and concurrently as director of the Japan Monkey Centre.
  • Was dismissed from Kyoto University in 2020 over findings of improper research fund expenditures and subsequently filed lawsuits.
  • Named Person of Cultural Merit in 2013 and awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2004.