Mitsuru Hotta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mitsuru Hotta

Japanese botanist

Date of Birth: 23-Jul-1935

Place of Birth: Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 08-Jul-2015

Profession: botanist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Mitsuru Hotta (?? ?, Hotta Mitsuru) (23 July 1935 – 8 July 2015) was a Japanese botanist best known for his research on Araceae.Hotta was born in Osaka, Japan in 1935.
He graduated from the Agricultural Department of Osaka Prefecture University in 1960.
The same year, he took part in the Tonga and Fiji Expedition organised by Kyoto University.
Between 1963 and 1964, Hotta made numerous plant collections in Borneo together with Professor Minoru Hirano of Osaka City University.