Satsue Mito, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Satsue Mito

zoologist

Date of Birth: 21-Apr-1914

Place of Birth: Saeki-ku, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 07-Apr-2012

Profession: zoologist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Satsue Mito (?? ???, Mito Satsue, April 21, 1914 – April 7, 2012) was a Japanese school teacher and primate researcher.
She helped with the Kyoto University Primatology group (composed of Kinji Imanishi, Junichiro Itani) studying wild monkeys on an island called Kojima, in Miyazaki Prefecture.
She identified every monkey in the island and recorded their relationships.
She discovered the origin and spreading of sweet potato washing by monkeys.
She was an instructor of Kyoto University working with other researchers between 1970 and 1984.