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Professor Ken-ichiro Takamiya (1943–2005): gentleman and a scientist, a superb experimentalist and a visionary

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Acknowledgments

This tribute was written at the request of Govindjee, former Historical Corner Editor of Photosynthesis Research, and has been edited by him. We thank P. Leslie Dutton for his contribution, and for his valuable suggestions to improve this Tribute. We also thank Mitsuo Nishimura for providing a very nice picture of Takamiya with his memorable smile.

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  1. Center for Biological Resources and Informatics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259-B65, Nagatsuta-cho Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8501, Japan

    Hiroyuki Ohta

  2. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan

    Tatsuru Masuda

  3. Department of Biology, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Minamiohsawa, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan

    Katsumi Matsuura

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Ohta, H., Masuda, T. & Matsuura, K. Professor Ken-ichiro Takamiya (1943–2005): gentleman and a scientist, a superb experimentalist and a visionary. Photosynth Res 97, 115–119 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11120-008-9317-y

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