Abstract
Dr. Shigeru Miki (1901–1974) made great contributions to the fields of paleobotany, paleoecology, and plant taxonomy, including the discovery of Metasequoia Miki and the study of extant water plants. Details of Dr. Miki’s biography, the original description of Metasequoia, his collection of fossil and extant plants that are stored in the Osaka Museum of Natural History, the introduction of living Metasequoia to Japan, episodes of Dr. Miki’s life, and a list of Dr. Miki’s publications are presented in this paper. Dr. Miki was a scientist and colleague who spent his career being enthused with research of the natural world.
