堀場信吉 化学者 年賀状 F. M. Trautz

堀場信吉 化学者 年賀状 F. M. Trautz

Japanese Chemist Horiba Shinkichi Postcard to F. M. Trautz 1933

This 1933 New Year's greeting card was sent by Horiba Nobukichi (1886–1968), a renowned Japanese chemist, to Friedrich Max Trautz. Interestingly, the card includes the names of his wife, daughter, and son. His son Masao, who was 10 years old at the time, would later become a distinguished scientist in his own right.

Horiba Nobukichi began his academic career as an assistant professor at Kyoto Imperial University and furthered his studies in the UK and Germany. Upon returning to Japan, he became a professor in 1924 and a member of the Institute of Chemical Research. He later served as a professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology.

Horiba held several notable administrative positions: he was Dean of the Faculty of Science at Kyoto University and retired as a Professor Emeritus in 1947. That same year, he was elected President of the Chemical Society of Japan. Additionally, he was the first Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Doshisha University in 1949, the inaugural President of Osaka Prefecture University, and the first President of Kyoto Municipal College of Music. In 1952, he became President of Naniwa University and was elected a member of the Japan Academy in 1949.

In 1926, Horiba founded "Progress in Physical Chemistry," the first specialized journal in physical chemistry.