was a Japanese botanist. Hara was born 1911 in Nagano. He studied at

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and became a professor there in 1957. Between 1968 and 1971 he was the director of the newly established

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of The University of Tokyo. Hara specialized in mosses, but described other plants as well.

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20th-century Japanese botanists 1911 births Place of birth missing 1986 deaths Place of death missing University of Tokyo alumni University of Tokyo faculty {{Japan-botanist-stub