Tomitaro Makino, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tomitaro Makino

Japanese botanist

Date of Birth: 24-Apr-1862

Place of Birth: Sakawa, Japan

Date of Death: 18-Jan-1957

Profession: professor, botanist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Tomitaro Makino (?? ???, Makino Tomitaro, April 24, 1862 – January 18, 1957) was a pioneer Japanese botanist noted for his taxonomic work.
He has been called "Father of Japanese Botany".
He was one of the first Japanese botanists to work extensively on classifying Japanese plants using the system developed by Linnaeus.
His research resulted in documenting 50,000 specimens, many of which are represented in his Makino's Illustrated Flora of Japan.
Despite having dropped out of grammar school, he would eventually attain a Doctor of Science degree, and his birthday is remembered as Botany Day in Japan.