Hayashi Soken
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- Born: 1828
- Died: 1853
- Titles: Daigaku-no-kami
- Other Names: 林健 (Hayashi Takeshi)
- Japanese: 林 壮軒 (Hayashi Souken)
Hayashi Sôken was a late Edo period Confucian scholar, head for a time of the Hayashi family advisors to the Tokugawa shoguns.
Sôken was a son of Hayashi Teiu, born in Edo. In 1846, he became the 10th head of the Hayashi family and inherited the title of Daigaku-no-kami.
He died in 1853.
References
- "Hayashi Soken," Nihon jinmei daijiten Plus 日本人名大辞典+Plus, Kodansha.