Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2014

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Symbol M (Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary) » M-ZZ Others

[M-ZZ45_29PM1] Geoscience Studies: historical, philosophical and STS studies

Tue. Apr 29, 2014 2:15 PM - 4:00 PM 422 (4F)

Convener:*Michiko Yajima(Tokyo Medical and Dentel University), Shigeyuki Aoki(Center for Cultural Research and Studies, University of Aizu), Toshihiro Yamada(Chiba Prefectural Funabashi High School), Shigeo Yoshida(Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University), Chair:Michiko Yajima(Tokyo Medical and Dentel University), Toshihiro Yamada(Chiba Prefectural Funabashi High School)

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

[MZZ45-05] Wang Mo's role in the history of Japanese and Chinese geography

*Yoichi SHIBATA1 (1.Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University)

Keywords:institutionalization of geography, diffusion of geographical thought, Chinese international students in Japan, history of geography

Wang Mo is first Chinese graduate of the department of geography at Imperial University of Tokyo, and also founder of second department of geography in China. This paper examines his role in the history of Japanese and Chinese geography.