Honda, Masaji

Masaji Honda or Masazi Honda (1897–1984), Japanese botanist.

IPNI standard form: Honda

Education

He graduated from the School of Science, Tokyo University (1921).

Career

Was appointed professor at his alma mater (1942). During the war, he was director of the Bui tensor jr Botanical Gardens in Java during the Pacific War. After the war, he was appointed director of the botanical gardens attached to Tokyo University.