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Friedrich August Luhdorf was a German merchant who resided in [[Shimoda]] for roughly seven months in [[1855]].
Luhdorf first arrived in Japan aboard the German merchant ship ''[[Greta]]'', entering the port of [[Hakodate]] on 1855/4/3. Along with G. Thaulow, captain of the ''Greta'', he requested from Hakodate authorities permission to trade and was denied. They then made their way to Shimoda, arriving there on 5/21 and requesting permission for Luhdorf to take up lodging there for a time while the ''Greta'' carried Russian sailors castaway at [[Heda]] ([[Izu province]]) back home to Russia. They also expressed their interest in Japan signing a trade treaty with Germany.
By the 8th month of 1855, Luhdorf was residing in the Buddhist temple of [[Gyokusen-ji]] in Shimoda. Hearing of the ''Greta'' being captured by [[HMS Barracouta|British warships]], he requested from the Shimoda authorities aid in getting passage home to Europe, and offered firearms and [[sugar]] products in return for the provisions which had been given to him.
Luhdorf departed Shimoda on 1855/11/26 aboard the American merchant ship ''General Pierce''.
He returned to Hakodate again, briefly, aboard an American ship two years later, in [[1857]]/5.
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==References==
*Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 2 (1937), 41, 68, 72, 102, 104, 141, 341.
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