Zen-Ichi Yoshida

Background

Yoshida, Zen-Ichi was born on August 19, 1925 in Nio-cho, Japan. Son of Takaichi and Masa (Yamada) Yoshida.

Education

B Engineering, Kyoto (Japan) U., 1949; Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering, Kyoto (Japan) U., 1954.

Career

Instructor, Kyoto U., 1951-1961; associate professor, Kyoto U., 1961-1963; professor, Kyoto U., 1963-1989; department chairman synthetic chemistry, Kyoto U., 1964-1965, 71-72; department chairman synthetic chemistry, Kyoto U., 76-77, 82-83; professor emeritus, Kyoto U., since 1989; professor, Kinki U., Higashi-Osaka, since 1990. Visiting professor Swiss Federal Institute Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, 1974. Division chairman Science and Technology Council, Tokyo, 1985-1993.

Achievements

• Zen-Ichi Yoshida has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Japan Academy Engineering. Member Chemical Society Japan (president 1987-1988), Kinki Chemical Society (president 1989-1993), Japan Society Promotion of Science (chairman 116 committee since 1983), American Chemical Society, Royal Society Chemistry, New York Academy Sciences, Society Dyers and Colorists.

Connections

Married Tetsuko Takeuchi, February 3, 1958. Children: Masahiko, Takako, Noriko.

Father:

Takaichi Yoshida

Mother:

Masa (Yamada) Yoshida

Spouse:

Tetsuko Takeuchi

child:

Noriko Yoshida

child:

Masahiko Yoshida

child:

Takako Yoshida