Syo Kurokawa

Syo Kurokawa
黒川 逍
Born(1926-07-15)July 15, 1926[1]
DiedSeptember 16, 2010(2010-09-16) (aged 84)[1]
NationalityJapanese
EducationTokyo University of Literature & Science
Known forStudy of lichens
AwardsAcharius Medal[1]
Scientific career
InstitutionsNational Science Museum, Tokyo
Academic advisorsYasuhiko Asahina
Author abbrev. (botany)Kurok.

Syo Kurokawa (黒川 逍, Kurokawa Shō, July 15, 1926–September 16, 2010)[1] was a renowned Japanese lichenologist and 1994 recipient of the Acharius Medal.[2] He studied under Mason Hale[3] and Yasuhiko Asahina.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e Kashiwadani 2011.
  2. ^ "Acharius Medallists: Syo Kurokawa". International Association for Lichenology. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  3. ^ DePriest.