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*''Born: [[1862]]''
*''Died: [[1922]]''
*''Japanese'': [[森]]鴎外 ''(Mori Ougai)''
Mori Ôgai was a novelist and literary critic of the [[Meiji period|Meiji]] and Taishô eras, and is also known as a military medic. He is today considered a representative example of Meiji era intellectuals.
In December 1917, he was appointed head of the Imperial House Museum, and continued in that position until his death in 1922. It was a position which covered museums in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Nara. For many years, every autumn, he would come to Nara and help oversee the opening of the [[Shosoin|Shôsôin]]; during that time, he would stay in a house at the northeast corner of the Nara National Museum grounds. As part of his job, he would actively visit the various historical sites and ancient temples & shrines in Nara.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site at Ôgai's house in Nara.
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
[[Category:Scholars and Philosophers]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
*''Died: [[1922]]''
*''Japanese'': [[森]]鴎外 ''(Mori Ougai)''
Mori Ôgai was a novelist and literary critic of the [[Meiji period|Meiji]] and Taishô eras, and is also known as a military medic. He is today considered a representative example of Meiji era intellectuals.
In December 1917, he was appointed head of the Imperial House Museum, and continued in that position until his death in 1922. It was a position which covered museums in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Nara. For many years, every autumn, he would come to Nara and help oversee the opening of the [[Shosoin|Shôsôin]]; during that time, he would stay in a house at the northeast corner of the Nara National Museum grounds. As part of his job, he would actively visit the various historical sites and ancient temples & shrines in Nara.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site at Ôgai's house in Nara.
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]]
[[Category:Scholars and Philosophers]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
