Syo Kurokawa

Syo Kurokawa
黒川 逍
Born(1926-07-15)July 15, 1926
DiedSeptember 16, 2010(2010-09-16) (aged 84)
NationalityJapanese
EducationTokyo University of Literature & Science
Known forStudy of lichens
AwardsAcharius Medal
Scientific career
InstitutionsNational Science Museum, Tokyo
Academic advisorsYasuhiko Asahina
Author abbrev. (botany)Kurok.

Syo Kurokawa (黒川 逍, Kurokawa Shō, July 15, 1926–September 16, 2010) was a renowned Japanese lichenologist and 1994 recipient of the Acharius Medal. He studied under Mason Hale and Yasuhiko Asahina.