Saburo Yanagisawa

Background

Yanagisawa, Saburo was born on July 14, 1915 in Koide, Japan. Son of Yaichi and Miki (Hirasawa) Yanagisawa.

Education

Bachelors degree, Hokkaido Imperial U., Sapporo, Japan, 1939; Doctorate degree, Hokkaido Imperial U., Sapporo, Japan, 1951.

Career

Researcher, Sumitomo Metal Industry Ltd., Osaka, Japan, 1939-1945; assistant, Faculty Engineering, University Tokyo, Japan, 1945-1947; associate professor, Faculty Engineering, Keio U., Yokohama, Japan, 1946-1951; professor, Faculty Engineering, Keio U., Yokohama, 1951-1981; professor emeritus, Faculty Engineering, Keio U., Yokohama, since 1981. Vice president Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry, Tokyo, 1969-1971, Japan Chem.Soc., Tokyo, 1977-1979. Consultant Industry Environment Association, Tokyo, since 1981.

Achievements

• Saburo Yanagisawa has been listed as a noteworthy Environmental chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman, member Japanese Standard of Pollution Analysis Method 31, since 1935;governmental chief delegate International Organization for Standardization/TC 146 Air Quality, Switzerland, 1972-1993. Member Japan Environmental Measurement and Analysis Association (honorary).

Interests

• Avocations: photography, water color painting.

Connections

Married Sato Shikakura, February 16, 1943. 1child, Kenichiro.

Father:

Yaichi Yanagisawa

Mother:

Miki (Hirasawa) Yanagisawa

Spouse:

Sato Shikakura