Issei Yamamoto
山本一清
Born	May 27, 1889
Died	January 16, 1959(1959-01-16) (aged 69)
Citizenship	Japan
Scientific career
Fields	astronomy
Institutions	Kyoto University,Oriental Astronomical Association [ja],Kwasan Observatory

Issei Yamamoto (山本一清,Yamamoto Issei; 1889–1959) was a Japaneseastronomer and professor atKyoto University. In 1920, he became first president of theOriental Astronomical Association [ja]. He was director of theKwasan Observatory inKyoto.^[1]

Named after him:

• The craterYamamoto on theMoon.
• Asteroid2249 Yamamoto.

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