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[PO2-01]Tracing the Footsteps of Oscar von Miller, the First Director of the Deutsches Museum, During His Stay in Japan
*Hideo Hara1 (1. Tochigi Science Museum (Japan))
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Oscar von Miller、Modern Planetarium History、Miller’s Stay in Japan
Oscar von Miller (1855–1934), a name familiar to all planetarians, was the first director of the Deutsches Museum and a figure who profoundly influenced the development of the modern planetarium, now found worldwide.
In marking the centenary of the modern planetarium, research into the connection between Tochigi Prefecture—home to the Tochigi Science Museum—and planetariums revealed that Miller visited Tochigi during his trip to Japan. A photograph of Miller and his daughter Lulu, taken with the five-story pagoda of Nikkō Tōshō-gū (now a UNESCO World Heritage site) in the background, is preserved at the Deutsches Museum.
Miller, who was also an electrical engineer, came to Japan in 1929 in his later years to attend the World Engineering Congress. During what would be his only visit to Japan, he participated in the congress’s official events held in Tokyo, delivered lectures on science and technology museums, and visited several sites across the country.
How did Miller spend what appears to have been more than ten days in Japan? Research based on materials from the Deutsches Museum has previously been reported by Dr. Johannes Geert-Hagmann. This presentation further traces Miller’s movements in Japan nearly 100 years ago, drawing on records and materials preserved within Japan, including those held by the National Film Archive of Japan and the Japan Association of Museums.
In marking the centenary of the modern planetarium, research into the connection between Tochigi Prefecture—home to the Tochigi Science Museum—and planetariums revealed that Miller visited Tochigi during his trip to Japan. A photograph of Miller and his daughter Lulu, taken with the five-story pagoda of Nikkō Tōshō-gū (now a UNESCO World Heritage site) in the background, is preserved at the Deutsches Museum.
Miller, who was also an electrical engineer, came to Japan in 1929 in his later years to attend the World Engineering Congress. During what would be his only visit to Japan, he participated in the congress’s official events held in Tokyo, delivered lectures on science and technology museums, and visited several sites across the country.
How did Miller spend what appears to have been more than ten days in Japan? Research based on materials from the Deutsches Museum has previously been reported by Dr. Johannes Geert-Hagmann. This presentation further traces Miller’s movements in Japan nearly 100 years ago, drawing on records and materials preserved within Japan, including those held by the National Film Archive of Japan and the Japan Association of Museums.