Background
Tanaka, Motoharu was born on February 11, 1926 in Ogaki, Gifu, Japan. Son of Jisaku and Masao (Kawai) Tanaka.
Tanaka, Motoharu was born on February 11, 1926 in Ogaki, Gifu, Japan. Son of Jisaku and Masao (Kawai) Tanaka.
Bachelor, University Tokyo, 1948. Doctor in Science, Nagoya University, Japan, 1957.
Research associate, Nagoya U., Japan, 1950-1957; associate professor, Nagoya U., Japan, 1957-1963; professor, Nagoya U., 1963-1989; vice dean science faculty, Nagoya U., 1980-1982; dean science faculty, Nagoya U., 1983-1984; emeritus professor, Nagoya U., since 1989.
Member Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry (vice president 1979-1980, Society award 1974, honorary member since 1991, president since 1993), Chemical Society Japan (vice president 1989-1990), Science Council of Japan (vice. chairman 4th natural science division since 1991), American Chemical Society, Royal Society Chemistry.
Married Shigeko Hayashi, November 15, 1954. Children: Yoko Imanishi, Hitoshi.