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*''Born: [[1818]]''
*''Died: [[1891]]''
*''Japanese'': 元田永孚 ''(Motoda Eifu)''

Motoda Eifu was a tutor on Chinese classics to the [[Meiji Emperor]]. He served that function for roughly twenty years, as well as being a Confucian advisor to the Emperor.

Motoda is also credited with playing a significant role in drafting the language of the ''[[Imperial Rescript on Education]]'', promulgated in [[1890]].

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==References==
*Conrad Schirokauer, David Lurie, and Suzanne Gay, ''A Brief History of Japanese Civilization'', Wadsworth Cengage (2013), 188.

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