Michitoshi Odauchi

Japanese: 小田内通敏 - おだうちみちとし

1875-1954 A geographer from the Taisho and Showa periods.
Born on June 6, 1875. While teaching at Waseda University and other institutions, he published "Human Geography" in 1926. In 1930, he became a consultant to the Ministry of Education, and founded the Local Education Federation with Odaka Hosaku and others. He devoted himself to local geography research and the local education movement. After the war, he became a professor at the Kunitachi College of Music. He passed away on December 4, 1954, at the age of 79. He was from Akita Prefecture and graduated from a higher normal school. His maiden name was Tadokoro. His works include "Local Geography Research" and "Japanese Local Studies."

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Japanese:

1875－1954　大正-昭和時代の地理学者。
明治8年6月6日生まれ。早大などでおしえるかたわら,大正15年「人文地理」を発刊。昭和5年文部省嘱託となり,尾高豊作(ほうさく)らと郷土教育連盟を創立。郷土地理研究と郷土教育運動につくした。戦後は国立(くにたち)音大教授。昭和29年12月4日死去。79歳。秋田県出身。高等師範卒。旧姓は田所。著作に「郷土地理研究」「日本郷土学」など。

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