Takashi Shirozu

Takashi Shirozu (白水隆, Shirōzu Takashi, 14 September 1917 Fukuoka – 2 April 2004) was a Japanese entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera.

He wrote Butterflies of Formosa in Colour Osaka, Hoikusha (1960), Early Stages of Japanese Butterflies in Colour Hoikusha (with Akira Hara, 1960) and Butterflies of Japan Illustrated in Colour Tokyo, Hokuryu-kan (1964) all of which took advantage of Japanese advanced (optical) and colour printing technologies. He also published many scientific papers describing new species of butterflies.

Dr. Takashi Shirozu was a Professor Emeritus of Kyushu University and President Emeritus of The Lepidopterological Society of Japan.

References

Anonym 2004: Obituary. Takashi Shirôzu (1917-2004). - Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 55(3) 133, Portrait.

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 18683229 LCCN: n85357448 ISNI: 0000 0000 3510 8880 NDL: 00073186

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