- Source: Naomasa Yamasaki
Naomasa Yamasaki (山崎 直方, Yamasaki Naomasa, March 10, 1870 – July 26, 1929) was a Japanese geographer and regarded as the father of modern Japanese geography.
He was a professor at Tokyo Imperial University from 1911 to 1929, where he created the department of geography and founded The Association of Japanese Geographers. The latter is the primary academic geographic society in Japan.
Books
地理学教科書(Chirigaku Kyokasyo)1900
大日本地誌(Dainihon Chishi)1903-1915
我が南洋(Waga nanyo)1916
Articles
氷河果して本邦に存在せざりしか(Hyoga shtashite hompo ni sonzaisezarishika)1902
See also
Bunjirō Kotō
Yamasaki Cirque