Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2022

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[J] Oral

M (Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary) » M-ZZ Others

[M-ZZ50] Studies of Geoscience : historical, philosophical and STS studies

Fri. May 27, 2022 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 101 (International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe)

convener:Michiko Yajima(Tokyo Metropolitan University), convener:Toshihiro Yamada(Taisho University), convener:Shigeyuki Aoki(Faculty of Letters, Chuo University), convener:Akira YAMAMOTO, Chairperson:Akira YAMAMOTO, Toshihiro Yamada(Taisho University)

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

[MZZ50-04] Katsumi Mochiduki (1905-1963) selected to study geology

*Michiko Yajima1 (1.Tokyo Metropolitan University)

Keywords:Katsumi Mochiduki, Wegener, Ietake Okada

Mochiduki was born as the first son of the naval surgeon, and his father died when Mochiduki was young, but he selected to study geology, as his favorite hobby was reading maps. He learned German at his middle high school days. He read Wegener”s famous book of continental drift in his university days, and he met his young-days friend of Ietaka Okada (1904 - 1970) who was famous geochemist.