Takano Chôei was a scholar of Western learning during the [[Sakoku]] of the [[Edo Period]]. He studied Western medicine under the German doctor [[Philipp von Siebold]] of the Dutch mission at [[Nagasaki]], and was interested in politics and economics as well. | Takano Chôei was a scholar of Western learning during the [[Sakoku]] of the [[Edo Period]]. He studied Western medicine under the German doctor [[Philipp von Siebold]] of the Dutch mission at [[Nagasaki]], and was interested in politics and economics as well. |