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Hiromichi Kono

Hiromichi Kono is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Hiromichi Kono rather than just read about it. In short: Hiromichi Kono (河野広道, Kōno Hiromichi; 7 January 1905 – 12 July 1963) was a Japanese entomologist and anthropologist. His academic training, at Hokkaido Imperial University, was in entomology, and he became a faculty member in the Biology Department at that institution.

Key takeaways

Hiromichi Kono belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Hiromichi Kono to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Hiromichi Kono from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Hiromichi Kono (河野広道, Kōno Hiromichi; 7 January 1905 – 12 July 1963) was a Japanese entomologist and anthropologist. His academic training, at Hokkaido Imperial University, was in entomology, and he became a faculty member in the Biology Department at that institution. His emphasis within entomology was on Coleoptera, his doctoral work (completed circa 1932) concerning a Japanese billbug (Okada, 1964). He performed taxonomic work in Coleoptera as well, describing a new genus of Lycid beetle, Benibotarus (ITIS). His academic work in biology was interrupted due to World War II, and he left Hokkaido University in 1944 (Okada, 1964). During this time, he took up the study of anthropology, following in the footsteps of his father, Tsunekichi Kōno (d. 1930). Both father and son studied the Ainu of Hokkaido, and Hiromichi amassed an important collection of Ainu material (Beardsley, 1959; Okada, 1964).

References Beardsley, Richard King (1959). Field guide to Japan. Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences. p. 26. Retrieved 14 July 2010. Headrick, David; George Gordh (2003). A Dictionary of Entomology. Wallingford, United Kingdom: CABI Publishing. p. 499. ISBN 978-0-85199-655-4. ITIS. "Benibotarus Kono, 1932". Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database. Retrieved 14 July 2010. Okada, Hiroaki (1964). "Hiromichi Kono, 1905-1963". Arctic Anthropology. 2 (2). University of Wisconsin Press: 149–154. JSTOR 40315598.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Hiromichi Kono

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Hiromichi Kono claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Hiromichi Kono before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Hiromichi Kono ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Hiromichi Kono

In research: Hiromichi Kono appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Hiromichi Kono in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Hiromichi Kono is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1905 births, 1963 deaths, 20th-century Japanese zoologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Hiromichi Kono outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Hiromichi Kono in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Hiromichi Kono matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Hiromichi Kono?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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