Kihachiro Kikuzawa

Background

Kikuzawa, Kihachiro was born on September 13, 1941 in Kyoto. Son of Kijuro and Akiko Ei (Kikuzawa) Okamoto.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Kyoto University, 1964. Master of Agriculture, Kyoto University, 1966. Doctor of Agriculture, Kyoto University, 1973.

Doctor of Science, Kyoto University, 1986.

Career

Research ecologist, Hokkaido Forest Experiment Station, Bibai, Japan, 1973-1982; project leader, Hokkaido Forest Experiment Station, Bibai, Japan, 1983-1993; division leader, Hokkaido Forest Research Institute, Bibai, Japan, 1994-1995; professor Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto (Japan) U., since 1995.

Achievements

• Kihachiro Kikuzawa has been listed as a noteworthy forest ecologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Peckers Club, Bibai, since 1983. Member New York Academy of Sciences, Ecological Society of Japan (council since 1986), Forestry Society of Japan (council since 1994), Forestry Society Hokkaido (council since 1991).

Interests

• Avocations: go, botanical art, braille, swimming.

Connections

Married Hiromi Shimada, March 7, 1971. Children: Katsura, Mizuki, Tanne.

Father:

Kijuro Okamoto

Mother:

Akiko Ei (Kikuzawa) Okamoto

Spouse:

Hiromi Shimada

child:

Katsura Kikuzawa

child:

Mizuki Kikuzawa

child:

Tanne Kikuzawa