Difference between revisions of "Mori Arinori"
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*''Born: [[1847]]'' | *''Born: [[1847]]'' | ||
*''Died: [[1889]]'' | *''Died: [[1889]]'' | ||
| + | *''Other Names'': 沢井鉄馬 ''(Sawai Tetsuba)'' | ||
*''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]], 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> | 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> | ||
| − | + | At the age of 19, Mori was one of a number of [[Satsuma students|students]] sent by [[Satsuma han]] secretly to England for study. While in England, he studied naval surveying. Mori then traveled to the United States in [[1867]]/7, and returned to Japan the following year, in [[1868]]/6. 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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==References== | ==References== | ||
*[[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. | ||
| + | *Plaque at the monument to the Satsuma students at Kagoshima Chûô train station, Kagoshima.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/21519295436/sizes/o/] | ||
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Revision as of 01:47, 25 October 2015
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]
At the age of 19, Mori was one of a number of students sent by Satsuma han secretly to England for study. While in England, he studied naval surveying. Mori then traveled to the United States in 1867/7, and returned to Japan the following year, in 1868/6. 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.
- Plaque at the monument to the Satsuma students at Kagoshima Chûô train station, Kagoshima.[1]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Plaque on-site at monument to Yokoyama Yasutake, Fukushô-ji, Kagoshima.
