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第35回（1981年） award
Saburo Nishimura
にしむら さぶろう
Nishimura Saburou
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1930-06-29 （Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan）
- 死没
- 2001-11-30 71歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan → Niigata (worked at Japan Sea Fisheries Research Institute) → Seto (affiliated with Kyoto University Seto Marine Biological Station) → Kyoto (Kyoto University)
経歴
- 職業
- biogeographer, marine biologist, naturalist, university professor, researcher, author
- 活動期間
- 1953年〜2001年
- 所属
- Japan Sea Fisheries Research Institute (Fisheries Agency), Kyoto University Seto Marine Biological Station, Kyoto University (Faculty of Liberal Arts / Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Carl Linnaeus, Charles Darwin (influence)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto University, Faculty of Science | Faculty of Science | Zoology | 学士（理学） | — | Japan |
Kyoto University, Faculty of Science
Faculty of Science
/ Zoology
学位:
学士（理学）
卒業年:
1953
国:
Japan
After graduation he worked at the Japan Sea Fisheries Research Institute (Fisheries Agency) and later held academic positions at Kyoto University.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Mainichi Publishing Culture Award | The Earth's Seas and Life: An Introduction to Marine Biogeography | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Osaragi Jiro Prize | Linnaeus and His Apostles: Dawn of Exploratory Natural History | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Watsuji Tetsuro Cultural Award | Natural History within Civilization (Vol. I & II) | — | — | 受賞 |
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1981
対象作品:
The Earth's Seas and Life: An Introduction to Marine Biogeography
結果:
受賞
Osaragi Jiro Prize
1989
対象作品:
Linnaeus and His Apostles: Dawn of Exploratory Natural History
結果:
受賞
Watsuji Tetsuro Cultural Award
2000
対象作品:
Natural History within Civilization (Vol. I & II)
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
Osaragi Jiro Award
1回登壇
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第16回（1989年） award
作品
代表作
Formation of the Japan Sea: A Biogeographical Approach
1974年 academic (biogeography)A study of the formation of the Japan Sea from a biogeographical perspective, examining the relationship between geological history and species distributions.
Japan Seabiogeographygeohistory
The Earth's Seas and Life: An Introduction to Marine Biogeography
1981年 natural science / marine biologyAn accessible introduction to the distribution and evolution of marine life, notable for combining fieldwork and literature-based scholarship.
marine lifedistributionevolution
On the Origin of Animals: The Road to Multicellularity
1983年 science (evolutionary biology)A treatise on the origins of multicellular animals; Nishimura proposed hypotheses such as the 'subterranean-cavity origin' to explain pre-Cambrian evolution.
evolutionmulticellularityinterpretation of the fossil record
In Search of Unknown Creatures: Three Stars of Exploratory Natural History
1987年 popular natural historyAn essayistic work introducing figures and events in exploratory natural history, discussing the history and significance of searching for unknown organisms.
explorationnatural historyhistory
Linnaeus and His Apostles: Dawn of Exploratory Natural History
1989年 history / natural historyProfiles Linnaeus and his contemporaries, tracing the development of taxonomy and exploratory natural history. The book was awarded the Osaragi Jiro Prize.
taxonomyhistory of natural historyexploration
The Voyage of the Challenger: Dawn of Modern Oceanography
1992年 history of oceanography / history of scienceAn overview of the formation of modern oceanography through the 19th-century voyage of the Challenger.
history of oceanographyexplorationhistory of science
Natural History within Civilization: Europe and Japan
1999年 comparative culture / history of natural historyA comparative interdisciplinary study of the role of natural history in Europe and Japan, discussing the relationship between civilization and natural history. This work won the Watsuji Tetsuro Cultural Award.
civilization and natural historycomparative culturehistory of knowledge
Furs and Human History
2003年 cultural history / natural historyExplores the intersection of cultural and natural history through the relationship between humans and furs. Published in 2003 (possibly posthumous).
cultural historyresource usehumans and animals
全著作
- Formation of the Japan Sea: A Biogeographical Approach (1974)
- The Earth's Seas and Life: An Introduction to Marine Biogeography (1981)
- On the Origin of Animals: The Road to Multicellularity (1983)
- In Search of Unknown Creatures: Three Stars of Exploratory Natural History (1987)
- Linnaeus and His Apostles: Dawn of Exploratory Natural History (1989)
- The Voyage of the Challenger: Dawn of Modern Oceanography (1992)
- Natural History within Civilization: Europe and Japan (Vol. I & II) (1999)
- Furs and Human History (2003)
作風・主題
- 文体
- scholarly natural-historical prose grounded in scientific evidenceaccessible explanations for general readersempirical descriptions combining fieldwork and literature
- 頻出モチーフ
- the seaexploration/voyageshistory of taxonomy and natural historyrelations between civilization and nature
評価・遺産
Saburo Nishimura made wide-ranging contributions to marine biogeography and natural history, bridging the humanities and sciences. He authored many works for general readers as well as scholars, influencing a broad audience. He received several cultural and literary awards and served as an emeritus professor at Kyoto University.
豆知識
- Proposed the 'subterranean-cavity origin' hypothesis for multicellular animals, offering a distinctive view on early animal evolution.
- Served on the faculty of Kyoto University, retired in 1994 and became emeritus professor.
- Received major publishing and cultural awards in 1981, 1989 and 2000.
- Noted for a research approach that emphasizes both fieldwork and literature review.