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Mitsuhashi Jun

みつはし じゅん

Mitsuhashi Jun

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1932-01-01 （Tokyo (Tokyo Prefecture)）
死没
2024-08-12 92歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Tokyo → United States → Australia

経歴

職業
agricultural scientist, entomologist, university professor, researcher
活動期間
1955年〜2003年
所属
Agricultural Research Station, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Boyce Thompson Institute (USA), CSIRO Entomology Research Institute (Australia), Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo University of Agriculture
所属団体
Japanese Society of Applied Entomology and Zoology

学歴

University of Tokyo
Faculty of Agriculture
学位: 学士
卒業年: 1955
国: Japan
University of Tokyo
学位: 農学博士
卒業年: 1965
国: Japan
Thesis: Histological studies on the neurosecretory cells of the brain and on the corpus allatum during diapause in some lepidopterous insects

受賞歴

Award of the Japanese Society of Applied Entomology and Zoology
主催: Japanese Society of Applied Entomology and Zoology
結果: 受賞
Japan Agricultural Award
主催: Japan Agricultural Award
結果: 受賞
Yomiuri Agricultural Award
主催: Yomiuri Shimbun
結果: 受賞
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
2012
対象作品: Encyclopedia of Insect Food Culture
主催: Mainichi Newspapers
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Edible Insects of the World

1984年 Academic / Cultural study

A survey and commentary on edible insects consumed worldwide.

entomophagyethnographynutrition

Culturing Insect Cells

1994年 Research methods

A specialist book summarizing insect cell culture techniques and applications.

insect cell biologyexperimental methods

People Who Eat Insects

1997年 Cultural anthropology / food culture

An edited volume compiling cultures and customs of regions that practice insect eating.

entomophagyregional cultures

Encyclopedia of Entomology (editor-in-chief)

2003年 Reference / encyclopedia

A major encyclopedia of entomology edited by Mitsuhashi.

entomologycompendium

World Encyclopedia of Edible Insects

2008年 Reference / compendium

A comprehensive compendium of entomophagy examples from around the world.

entomophagycomparative culture

Entomophagy Through the Ages and Across Cultures

2010年 Cultural history

A work organizing entomophagy from historical and regional perspectives.

historyfood culture

Encyclopedia of Insect Food Culture

2012年 Encyclopedia / cultural studies

An encyclopedia covering terms, cases, and cultural backgrounds related to entomophagy.

entomophagycultural studiesterminology

全著作

  • Edible Insects of the World (1984)
  • Culturing Insect Cells (1994)
  • People Who Eat Insects (1997)
  • Encyclopedia of Entomology (2003)
  • World Encyclopedia of Edible Insects (2008)
  • Entomophagy Through the Ages and Across Cultures (2010)
  • Encyclopedia of Insect Food Culture (2012)

作風・主題

文体
academic and expositorysurvey-style writing
頻出モチーフ
entomophagyapplied entomologyecology and utilization

評価・遺産

Mitsuhashi Jun was a Japanese entomologist and applied agricultural scientist who contributed to systematic research and promotion of entomophagy. Through edited volumes and encyclopedias he bridged academic research and the general public.

関連学会

  • Japanese Society of Applied Entomology and Zoology

大衆文化への影響

  • Contributed to raising interest in insect eating; his popular books have been cited in articles and television segments.

豆知識

  • Graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tokyo (1955).
  • Earned a Doctor of Agriculture at University of Tokyo (1965); doctoral thesis on histological studies of diapause in Lepidoptera.
  • Held visiting researcher positions at CSIRO and the Boyce Thompson Institute.
  • Authored and edited multiple works on entomophagy; won the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award in 2012.