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Issei Yamamoto (山本 一清, Yamamoto Issei; 1889–1959) was a Japanese astronomer and professor at Kyoto University. In 1920, he became first president of the Oriental Astronomical Association. He was director of the Kwasan Observatory in Kyoto.

Source: “Issei Yamamoto”, English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), excerpt