Nihon Essayist Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 40 (1992) award
Tsukane Yamasaki
やまさき つかね
Yamasaki Tsukane
Aliases:
山﨑柄根
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1939-03-02 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 2017-08-17 age 78
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Entomologist, University professor, Author
- Active Years
- 1968-2004
- Affiliations
- Tokyo Metropolitan University (Professor Emeritus)
- Influenced By
- Takashi Shibukawa
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo University of Education | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology | 理学博士 | — | Japan |
Tokyo University of Education
Faculty of Science
/ Department of Zoology
Degree:
理学博士
Year of Graduation:
1968
Country:
Japan
Completed doctoral program. Dissertation: "Taxonomic analysis of high-altitude Acrididae (locusts) of Honshu"
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Japan Essayists' Club Prize | Tadao Shikano | — | Japan Essayists' Club | winner |
| 2017 | Decorated (national honor) | — | — | Japanese government | awarded |
Japan Essayists' Club Prize
1992
Work:
Tadao Shikano
Organization:
Japan Essayists' Club
Result:
winner
Decorated (national honor)
2017
Organization:
Japanese government
Result:
awarded
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Gakken Hatenazukan 5: Insects
1975 Field guide / Popular scienceA children's guide to insects with photographs and explanatory entries introducing various species.
InsectsEducationField guide
Gakken Illustrated Encyclopedia 33: Insects of the World
1977 Encyclopedic guideAn illustrated guide presenting the diversity of insects worldwide, with basic explanations of ecology and distribution.
BiodiversityInsects
Gakken Photo Guide 9: Grasshoppers
1978 Photographic guideA photo-centered guide focusing on grasshoppers, offering identification cues and observation notes.
GrasshoppersIdentificationEcology
Tonosama-batta (The Grasshopper)
1979 Children's science picture bookA picture book introducing the life and habits of grasshoppers to children in an accessible way.
ChildrenInsectsNature education
Kodansha Color Science Encyclopedia A-28: Grasshoppers & Crickets
1981 Comprehensive illustrated encyclopediaA color encyclopedia covering grasshoppers and crickets with detailed descriptions of morphology and ecology.
MorphologyEcologyField guide
Tadao Shikano: A Naturalist Enchanted by Taiwan
1992 Biography / Naturalist studyA biographical study of naturalist Tadao Shikano, tracing his life, activities in Taiwan, and contributions to natural history.
BiographyNatural historyTaiwan
Showa Writer Takashi Shibukawa: Chronology and Bibliography
2019 Chronology / Edited volumeA posthumous edited volume compiling the chronology and bibliography of Takashi Shibukawa.
ChronologyBibliography
Bibliography
- Gakken Hatenazukan 5: Insects
- Gakken Illustrated Encyclopedia 33: Insects of the World
- Gakken Photo Guide 9: Grasshoppers
- Tonosama-batta (The Grasshopper)
- Kodansha Color Science Encyclopedia A-28: Grasshoppers & Crickets
- Tadao Shikano: A Naturalist Enchanted by Taiwan
- Showa Writer Takashi Shibukawa: Chronology and Bibliography
Translations by Author
- Animal Reproduction: Seeing the Beginning of New Life in Model Cross-Sections (co-translator)
- Venomous Animals: Nature's Amazing Weapons Seen in Model Cross-Sections (co-translator)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scientific and explanatory styleClear, accessible prose for general readers
- Recurring Motifs
- InsectsNature observationEcology of high-altitude species
Legacy
Contributed to entomological taxonomy and public natural history education through field guides and explanatory works. Known for long academic career and biographical work on Tadao Shikano.
Academic Societies
- Entomological Society of Japan
Archives
- Tokyo Metropolitan University Library (possible repository of papers)
Trivia
- Born as the second son of writer Takashi Shibukawa.
- Won the Japan Essayists' Club Prize in 1992 for his book on Tadao Shikano.
- Retired from Tokyo Metropolitan University in 2004 and became Professor Emeritus.
- An edited volume on Takashi Shibukawa, compiled by him, was published posthumously in 2019.