Takuji Iwasaki
Takuji Iwasaki | |
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| Born | November 17, 1869 Sendai, Miyagi, Japan |
| Died | May 2, 1937 (aged 67) Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Meteorologist (top of Ishigaki Observatory, Okinawa) |
| Known for | Proposal that all buildings in typhoon-prone Ishigaki be built in concrete. Discovery of many animals such as Iwasaki Kusazemi. Studies on local history |
Takuji Iwasaki (岩崎 卓爾, Iwasaki Takuji; November 17, 1869 – May 2, 1937) was a Japanese meteorologist, biologist, ethnologist historian. He was a meteorologist at the Ishigaki Weather Station, Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture. Initially, when weather forecasting was in its infancy, he had been badly criticized by local people when his forecast of a typhoon was incorrect. Nevertheless, his work as a meteorologist was better understood by locals later in his career, which endeared him to people.