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*''Born: [[1848]]''
*''Died: 1923''
Raphael von Koeber was a German/Russian philosopher and musician who taught at both [[University of Tokyo|Imperial University of Tokyo]] and the [[Tokyo Music School]] in the late [[Meiji period]].
Born in Russia to German and Russian parents, he studied music at the Moscow Conservatory and philosophy at the University of Heidelberg in Germany, before relocating to [[Tokyo]] in [[1893]] in response to an invitation to teach philosophy and aesthetics at the Imperial University of Tokyo. He also taught music history and piano at the nearby Tokyo Music School, contributing in notable ways to both Japanese philosophy and music.
Koeber died in [[Yokohama]] in 1923 and was buried at [[Zoshigaya Cemetery|Zôshigaya Cemetery]] in Tokyo.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site in Zôshigaya Cemetery.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15110740096/sizes/h/]
[[Category:Foreigners|von Koeber]]
[[Category:Meiji Period|von Koeber]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans|von Koeber]]
[[Category:Scholars and Philosophers|von Koeber]]
*''Died: 1923''
Raphael von Koeber was a German/Russian philosopher and musician who taught at both [[University of Tokyo|Imperial University of Tokyo]] and the [[Tokyo Music School]] in the late [[Meiji period]].
Born in Russia to German and Russian parents, he studied music at the Moscow Conservatory and philosophy at the University of Heidelberg in Germany, before relocating to [[Tokyo]] in [[1893]] in response to an invitation to teach philosophy and aesthetics at the Imperial University of Tokyo. He also taught music history and piano at the nearby Tokyo Music School, contributing in notable ways to both Japanese philosophy and music.
Koeber died in [[Yokohama]] in 1923 and was buried at [[Zoshigaya Cemetery|Zôshigaya Cemetery]] in Tokyo.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site in Zôshigaya Cemetery.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15110740096/sizes/h/]
[[Category:Foreigners|von Koeber]]
[[Category:Meiji Period|von Koeber]]
[[Category:Artists and Artisans|von Koeber]]
[[Category:Scholars and Philosophers|von Koeber]]