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Eizaburō Nishibori | |
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| Born | (1903-01-28)January 28, 1903 |
| Died | April 13, 1989(1989-04-13) (aged 86) |
| Resting place |  Japan |
| Other names | 西堀 榮三郎 |
| Occupation(s) | scientist,alpinist |
Eizaburo Nishibori (西堀 栄三郎,Nishibori Eizaburō; January 28, 1903 – April 13, 1989) was a Japanese scientist,alpinist and technologist. He is also known as the captain of the primary JapaneseAntarctica wintering party.
Eizaburō Nishibori was born inKyoto in 1903. He graduated from the First Middle School in Kyoto and, entered theThird High School. There wereTakeo Kuwabara andKinji Imanishi, who were his friends from middle school, and they enjoyed themountaineering. Eizaburō had joined a lecture about thefirst Japanese Antarctic Expedition (1910–12) byNobu Shirase atMinami-za in his 11 age, and he had been attracted to exploration since then. When he was a high school student, he met Mr. and Mrs.Einstein and Eizaburō guided them inKyoto andNara with his brother.[1]
Eizaburō entered theKyoto Imperial University and majoredchemistry atFaculty of Science. In May 1928, he graduated BA course.
He became a lecturer at his alma mater after his graduation. On the other hand, he continued to lovemountaineering, and was a member of the "Paektu Mountain expedition" of Kyoto Imperial University.[2] In 1936, he submitted his doctoral dissertation titled"Chemical research usingmolecular beams" (分子線による化學的研究).[3] He was promoted to assistant professor in the same year, but he resigned from the university and moved toToshiba Corporation as an engineer.
He became the chief of the engineering division, and supervised the creation of an advancedvacuum tube named "Sora" in response to theImperial Japanese Navy's request. Thereafter, he won theAIST prize.
After thePacific War, he served as an independent company consultant, and brought the technique of statistical quality control to the industrial world of Japan. Among various other prizes, he won theDeming Prize. His findings paved the way for the rapid industrial development of Japan after the war.
After returning to Kyoto University as a professor, he held the captaincy of the JapaneseAntarctica wintering party, and the chairmanship of the Japan Mountaineering Association.
Nishibori also led negotiations with the Nepal government to send a Japanese expedition to climbManaslu. It would become the first mountain above 8000 m in height to be first summoned by Japanese climbers.
Nishibori also backed the Japanese adventurer,Naomi Uemura, and taught him how to use scientific observation equipment,sextants, and other instruments.
Nishibori died in 1989.
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