Takuji Ogawa - Takuji Ogawa

Geologist and geographer. Born into a Confucian family in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture. After graduating from the Department of Geology at the College of Science, Tokyo Imperial University in 1896 (Meiji 29), he joined the Geological Survey of Japan, where he produced 1:200,000 geological maps of Kochi, Kimoto, Toba, Suzu-misaki, and Wajima. He also traveled to China in 1902 (Meiji 35), inspecting various areas including northern China. In 1908, he became a professor at the College of Letters, Kyoto Imperial University, where he taught geography courses. In 1921 (Taisho 10), he became the head professor of the Department of Geology and Mineralogy, Faculty of Science at the same university. He also organized the Earth Science Society, and published its journal, Chikyu. After retiring from the government in 1930 (Showa 5), ​​he became a member of the Imperial Academy. He wrote many papers and books, including "New Interpretations of Geological Phenomena," which advocated the theory of deep earthquakes, "Studies on the Historical Geography of China," which discussed the historical geography of China, and "Atlas of Japan." His eldest son, Yoshiki Ogawa (1902-1959), his second son, Shigeki Kaizuka, his third son, Hideki Yukawa, and his fourth son, Tamaki Ogawa (1910-1993), are well-known scholars of metallurgy, Oriental history, physics, and Chinese literature, respectively.

[Takeo Oda]

"The Life of a Geographer" by Takuji Ogawa (1941, Kobundo Shobo)

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地質学者、地理学者。和歌山県田辺(たなべ)の儒家に生まれる。1896年（明治29）東京帝国大学理科大学地質学科卒業後、地質調査所に入り、高知、木本、鳥羽(とば)、珠洲(すず)岬、輪島(わじま)の20万分の1地質図を作製。また1902年（明治35）には中国に赴き、華北をはじめ各地を巡察。1908年京都帝国大学文科大学教授に就任、地理学講座を担当した。1921年（大正10）同大学理学部地質鉱物学科の主任教授となる。また地球学団を組織し、機関誌『地球』を刊行。1930年（昭和5）退官後は帝国学士院会員となる。論文、著作は多いが、深発地震説を唱えた『地質現象の新解釈』、中国の歴史地理を論じた『支那歴史地理研究(しなれきしちりけんきゅう)』をはじめ、『日本地図帖』などがある。長男の小川芳樹(よしき)（1902―1959）、二男の貝塚茂樹(しげき)、三男の湯川秀樹(ひでき)、四男の小川環樹(たまき)（1910―1993）は、それぞれ冶金(やきん)学、東洋史学、物理学、中国文学の学者として著名である。

［織田武雄］

『小川琢治著『一地理学者の生涯』（1941・弘文堂書房）』

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