Professor Fumio Matsuura, an Honorary Member of the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science and a Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo and Kitasato University, passed away on 10 March 2013. He was 97 years old. Professor Matsuura was born on 20 March 1915 in Tokyo. After graduating from the Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo Imperial University in March, 1939, he was assigned as an officer in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Japan. In 1941, he assumed the position of Lecturer in Tokyo Imperial University, from which he had graduated. After serving as Associate Professor, he assumed the position of Professor in 1956. After fulfilling several significant university positions, including councilor of the faculty, he retired from the University of Tokyo in March, 1979, and was conferred the honor of Professor Emeritus. Following his retirement, he assumed the position of Professor and Dean in the School of Fisheries Sciences, Kitasato University. From 1981 to 1985, he assumed the president of Kitasato University. There, Professor Matsuura, contributed to the development of Kitasato University with his deep academic knowledge, superior intellect, and noble personage. In 1985, he was conferred the honor of Professor Emeritus from Kitasato University.
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