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*''Japanese'': [[森]]有礼 ''(Mori Arinori)'' | *''Japanese'': [[森]]有礼 ''(Mori Arinori)'' | ||
| − | Mori Arinori is considered the godfather of Japan's [[Meiji period]] [[Meiji education|"modern" education system]]. | + | Mori Arinori is considered the godfather of Japan's [[Meiji period]] [[Meiji education|"modern" education system]], and was the first to serve as [[Ministry of Education|Minister of Education]].<ref name=yokoyama>Plaque on-site at monument to Yokoyama Yasutake, [[Fukusho-ji|Fukushô-ji]], Kagoshima.</ref> |
As a young man, Mori was one of a number of students sent by [[Satsuma han]] secretly to England for study. After some time in the United States, he returned to Japan and entered into the [[Meiji government]]. He was sent to Washington DC in [[1871]] as Japan's first minister to the US, and while there oversaw a number of surveys of the American educational system. | As a young man, Mori was one of a number of students sent by [[Satsuma han]] secretly to England for study. After some time in the United States, he returned to Japan and entered into the [[Meiji government]]. He was sent to Washington DC in [[1871]] as Japan's first minister to the US, and while there oversaw a number of surveys of the American educational system. | ||
He later served terms as ambassador to China, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs|vice-minister of foreign affairs]], and ambassador to England, among a number of other positions, before becoming [[Ministry of Education|Minister of Education]] in [[1885]]. He held that position until his assassination in [[1889]]. | He later served terms as ambassador to China, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs|vice-minister of foreign affairs]], and ambassador to England, among a number of other positions, before becoming [[Ministry of Education|Minister of Education]] in [[1885]]. He held that position until his assassination in [[1889]]. | ||
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| + | Mori's older brother [[Yokoyama Yasutake]] was a prominent member of the Meiji government as well.<ref name=yokoyama/> | ||
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*[[Marius Jansen]], ''China in the Tokugawa World'', Harvard University Press (1992), 114-115. | *[[Marius Jansen]], ''China in the Tokugawa World'', Harvard University Press (1992), 114-115. | ||
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[[Category:Meiji Period]] | [[Category:Meiji Period]] | ||
[[Category:Samurai]] | [[Category:Samurai]] | ||
[[Category:Meiji Politicians and Officials]] | [[Category:Meiji Politicians and Officials]] | ||
Revision as of 00:05, 19 November 2014
Mori Arinori is considered the godfather of Japan's Meiji period "modern" education system, and was the first to serve as Minister of Education.[1]
As a young man, Mori was one of a number of students sent by Satsuma han secretly to England for study. After some time in the United States, he returned to Japan and entered into the Meiji government. He was sent to Washington DC in 1871 as Japan's first minister to the US, and while there oversaw a number of surveys of the American educational system.
He later served terms as ambassador to China, vice-minister of foreign affairs, and ambassador to England, among a number of other positions, before becoming Minister of Education in 1885. He held that position until his assassination in 1889.
Mori's older brother Yokoyama Yasutake was a prominent member of the Meiji government as well.[1]
References
- Marius Jansen, China in the Tokugawa World, Harvard University Press (1992), 114-115.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Plaque on-site at monument to Yokoyama Yasutake, Fukushô-ji, Kagoshima.
