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Woo Jang-chun, U Nagaharu in Japanese, (April 8, 1898 – August 10, 1959) was an agricultural scientist and botanist active in Korea under Japanese rule and later in South Korea, famous for his discoveries in the genetics and breeding of plants.
The theory was first published in 1935 by Woo Jang-choon, a Korean-Japanese botanist (writing under the Japanized name "U Nagaharu"). Woo made synthetic hybrids between the diploid and tetraploid species and examined how the chromosomes paired in the resulting triploids.
Woo Jang-choon (1898-1959), a renowned Korean-Japanese agricultural scientist and botanist, had been born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. Even though he faced institutional discrimination baring his advance in the department of agriculture in Japan, Woo served as mentor to many Japanese scientists who continued to high positions in the department.
Woo Jang-choon (8 April 1898 – 10 August 1959) was a Korean-Japanese agricultural scientist and botanist. Woo performed horticultural research, first in Japan, then in Korea. Although Woo faced discrimination as a Korean working in Japan, he was a dedicated mentor who guided several Japanese students.
Woo Jang-choon Time period: 1898 – 1959. Subject: Botany & Agriculture. Biography: Woo was born in Tokyo, Japan to a father who was Korean and a mother who was Japanese. Woo’s father was assassinated early in Woo’s life so Woo grew up mostly in the hands of his mother.
Woo Jang-choon (우장춘, 禹長春, 1898-1959), conocido en la literatura científica como U Nagaharu, es un botánico y agrónomo japonés - coreano. Se sabe que ayudó a reactivar la agricultura en Corea del Sur justo después de la independencia.
His first accolade of the summer, the Woo Jang Choon Project appointment, awarded Park with 5 billion won (US$4.5 million) from the central government over a five-year period to work towards finding a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. The Jeju provincial government has also given Park 1 billion won over that same period to fund the project.
