Prof. Kazuo Taguchi (1922-1996) who contributed to the systematic organization of sedimentology in Japan

Abstract

Modern sedimentology in Japan has been developed into a systematic organization mainly by the efforts of Prof. Kazuo Taguchi of Tohoku University. Prof. Taguchi was the sedimentologist who established chemical sedimentology in Japan. Here the sedimentological efforts of Prof. Kazuo Taguchi are presented based on his scientific contributions.