Background
Hiramoto, Yukio was born on September 5, 1926 in Tsukui, Japan. Son of Bunpei and Shun (Kojima) Hiramoto.
Hiramoto, Yukio was born on September 5, 1926 in Tsukui, Japan. Son of Bunpei and Shun (Kojima) Hiramoto.
Bachelor of Science, University Tokyo, 1948. Doctor of Science, University Tokyo, 1958.
Associate professor, U. Tokyo, 1956-1971;
professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 1971-1987;
professor emeritus, Tokyo Institute of Technology, since 1987;
professor, University of the Air, Chiba, Japan, 1987-1997. Member Science Council of Japan, Tokyo, 1985-1991. Adjunct Professor National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan, 1981-1987.
Chairman National Committee for Zoological Sciences, Tokyo, 1985-1991.
Chairman Narisige Charitable Trust Fund for Zoological Science, Tokyo, since 1991, Dan Charitable Trust Fund for Research in Biological Science, Tokyo, since 1991.
Married Sayoko Tamura, April 26, 1959. Children: Makoto, Jun.