Iwao Taki | |
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| 瀧 巖 (たき いわお) | |
| Born | Iwao Taki 19 June 1901 |
| Died | May 31, 1984 (aged 82) |
| Nationality |  Japan |
| Alma mater | Hiroshima Higher Normal School Kyoto Imperial University |
| Known for | Developing malacology in Japan |
| Awards | 3rd Class, the Order of the Rising Sun |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Taxonomy, Malacology |
| Institutions | Denshukan, Fukuoka Prefectural Junior High School Kyoto Imperial University Hiroshima University of Literature and Science Hiroshima University Kansai Gaidai University Kyoto Sangyo University |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Iwao Taki Iw. Taki Taki |
Iwao Taki (Japanese name: 瀧巖,[1] 瀧巌,[2] 滝巌,[3] Hiragana: たき いわお, 19 June 1901 - 31 May 1984) was a Japanese malacologist. He described many taxa of Mollusca with Isao Taki (his brother), Tadashige Habe and Tokubei Kuroda.[4]
- ^ The Malacological Society of Japan 1984, p.iii
- ^ The Malacological Society of Japan 1961, pp.355-357
- ^ The Bulletin of the Japanese society of Systematic Zoology
- ^ The Malacological Society of Japan 1984, pp.iv-vii