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*''Born: [[1818]]''
*''Died: [[1888]]''
Matsuura Takeshiro was a late [[Edo period]] / early [[Meiji period]] antiquarian and explorer credited with coining the placename "[[Hokkaido|Hokkaidô]]."
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==References==
*Simon Kaner, "Jomon and Yayoi," Routledge Handbook of Premodern Japanese History (ed. Karl Friday), 61.
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Scholars and Philosophers]]