Yabe Hisakatsu

Japanese: 矢部長克 - やべひさかつ
Yabe Hisakatsu

Geologist and paleontologist. Born in Tokyo. Graduated from the Department of Geology at Tokyo Imperial University in 1901 (Meiji 34) with a graduation thesis on the Ishikari coalfield in Hokkaido. From 1908 to 1912, he studied in Europe and America. He became a professor at Tohoku Imperial University while studying abroad, and upon his return, he helped establish the Department of Geology and Paleontology at the same university. He conducted in-depth research into the geological structure and tectonic division of Japan, including the Median Tectonic Line, and named the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line. He also conducted research in many other areas of geology, including undersea topography and the Quaternary Ice Age. In particular, through his research into Cretaceous ammonites in Hokkaido and other areas, he established the outline of the Cretaceous stratigraphy of Japan, and made a great contribution to the development of paleontology and stratigraphy in Japan. He also trained many excellent researchers in various fields of paleontology. He became a member of the Imperial Academy in 1925 (Taisho 14) and received the Order of Culture in 1953 (Showa 28).

[Toshio Kimura]

[References] | Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line | Paleontology | Stratigraphy | Geology

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Japanese:

地質学者、古生物学者。東京に生まれる。北海道石狩炭田の調査研究を卒業論文として、1901年(明治34)東京帝国大学地質学科を卒業、1908年から1912年までヨーロッパおよびアメリカに留学した。留学中に東北帝国大学教授となり、帰国とともに同大学地質学古生物学科の創設にあたった。中央構造線など日本の地質構造、地体構造区分について深く研究し、糸魚川(いといがわ)‐静岡構造線を命名した。そのほか海底地形、第四紀氷河期の問題など地質学について多方面にわたっての研究がある。とくに北海道その他の白亜紀アンモナイトの研究を通じて、日本の白亜系層序区分の大綱を確立するなど、日本の古生物学、層序学の進展に大きく貢献した。また古生物学の各部門に幾多の優秀な研究者を育てた。1925年(大正14)帝国学士院会員となり、1953年(昭和28)文化勲章を受けた。

[木村敏雄]

[参照項目] | 糸魚川‐静岡構造線 | 古生物学 | 層序学 | 地質学

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