Akitsune Imamura
Akitsune Imamura | |
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Akitsune Imamura | |
| Born | June 14, 1870 |
| Died | January 1, 1948 (aged 77) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Seismology |
| Institutions | University of Tokyo |
Akitsune Imamura (今村 明恒, Imamura Akitsune; Kagoshima, 14 June 1870 – 1 January 1948) was a Japanese seismologist. As a University of Tokyo seismologist he represented a new generation of scientists, trained by Western experts. He predicted the timing and magnitude of the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake 16 years in advance.