Yoichirō Hirase

Yoichirō Hirase
Yoichirō Hirase
Born	(1859-12-04)December 4, 1859 Awaji Island, Japan
Died	May 25, 1925(1925-05-25) (aged 65) Japan
Scientific career
Fields	malacology

Yoichirō Hirase (平瀬 與一郎, Hirase Yoichirō, December 4, 1859 – May 25, 1925) was a Japanese malacologist. His son, Shintarō Hirase, (1884-1939) was also a malacologist. The majority of his collection of molluscs were destroyed during World War II.