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Japanese archaeologist (1881–1938) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kōsaku Hamada (濱田 耕作, Hamada Kōsaku, February 22, 1881 – July 25, 1938), also known as Seiryō Hamada,[1] was a Japanese academic, archaeologist, author and President of Kyoto University.[2]
Hamada was born in Osaka. He was educated at the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University; and he studied in England.[2]
In 1917, Hamada was the first archaeology professor at the Kyoto University; and he is credited with the introduction of modern research methods in Japan. His fieldwork included archaeological digs in Japan, Korea and China.[2]
At the pinnacle of his academic career, Hamada was installed as university president in 1937.[3]
In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Kōsaku Hamada, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 100+ works in 200+ publications in 3 languages and 1,000+ library holdings.[4]
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