Arika Kimura, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Arika Kimura

Japanese botanist

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1900

Place of Birth: Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 01-Aug-1996

Profession: botanist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Arika Kimura (in Japanese : ????), (1 March 1900 – 1 September 1996), was a Japanese botanist and specialist in the Salicaceae, or willow family.
He was a professor of botany at the University of Tokyo and at Tohoku University.
Kimura was also the first director of the Botanical Garden of Tohoku University.
A species of spider, Heptathela kimurai, was named in his honour.