| Authorised form of name | Michinomiya; Hirohito (1901 - 1989); Emperor of Japan |
| Dates | 1901 - 1989 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Date of birth | 29/04/1901 |
| Date of death | 07/01/1989 |
| Activity | Honours:
KG 1929
|
| Membership category | Statute 12 |
| Royal Fellow |
| Date of election | 13/05/1971 |
| Age at election | 70 |
| Source | Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1990 vol 36 pp 241-272, plate, by E J H Corner
Notes:
While Emperor Hirohito was elected under Statute 12, in the relevant editions of the Year Book his name appears with the Royal Fellows at the head of the list of Fellows. |
| Code | NA2021 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1971/37 | Hirohito: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| HWT/23/4 | Correspondence and papers regarding election of Emperor Hirohito of Japan as a Fellow of the Royal Society | April - August 1971 |
| IM/002122 | Hirohito, Emperor of Japan | nd |
| IM/002123 | Hirohito, Emperor of Japan | 6 October 1971 |