Background
Yamashita, Yasumasa was born on August 23, 1931 in Urawa, Japan.
Yamashita, Yasumasa was born on August 23, 1931 in Urawa, Japan.
Bachelor of Science, Hiroshima University, Japan, 1954. Master of Science, University Tokyo, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, University Tokyo, 1963.
Assistant, U. Tokyo, 1956-1963; associate professor, U. Tokyo, 1963-1975; professor, U. Tokyo, 1975-1988; professor, National Astronomical Observatory, Japan, 1988-1992; professor emeritus, National Astronomical Observatory, Japan, since 1992. Director Okayama Astrophysical Observatory, Japan, 1976-1992.