Motoji Shibusawa

Japanese: 渋沢元治 - しぶさわもとじ

1876-1975 An electrical engineer from the Meiji to Showa era.
Born October 25, 1876. Nephew of Shibusawa Eiichi. After studying abroad in Europe and the US, he joined the Ministry of Communications and was in charge of supervising the electrical industry and electrical engineering. In 1919, he also served as a professor at Tokyo Imperial University. He contributed to the development of hydroelectric power generation, and became chairman of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan and the first Japanese to become an honorary member of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. In 1939, he became the first president of Nagoya Imperial University. In 1935, he was awarded the Order of Cultural Merit. He passed away on February 22, 1975. He was 98 years old. He was from Saitama Prefecture and graduated from Tokyo Imperial University.

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Japanese:

1876－1975　明治-昭和時代の電気工学者。
明治9年10月25日生まれ。渋沢栄一の甥。欧米に留学後,逓信省にはいり,電気事業・電気技術の監督行政にあたる。大正8年から東京帝大教授を兼任。水力発電開発につくし,電気学会会長,日本人初のアメリカ電気学会名誉会員となる。昭和14年名古屋帝大初代総長。30年文化功労者。昭和50年2月22日死去。98歳。埼玉県出身。東京帝大卒。

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