was a Japanese politician who served as governor of
Hiroshima Prefecture from July to December 1898. He was also governor of
Iwate Prefecture (1891–1898),
Nagasaki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Nagasaki Prefecture has a population of 1,314,078 (1 June 2020) and has a geographic area of 4,130 km2 (1,594 sq mi). Nagasaki Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the northeast.
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(1898–1900) and
Hyōgo Prefecture (1900–1916). He was the first president of the
Seismological Society of Japan
The or SSJ is a learned society (professional association) with the goal of advancing the understanding of earthquakes and other seismic phenomena.
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(1880–1882), as well as president of
Kyoritsu Women's University (1886–1891). He was on the faculty of the
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public research university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1877, the university was the first Imperial University and is currently a Top Type university of the Top Global University Project b ...
and
Kyoto University.
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Governors of Hiroshima
1851 births
1929 deaths
Japanese Home Ministry government officials
Governors of Iwate Prefecture
Governors of Nagasaki Prefecture
Governors of Hyōgo Prefecture
Academic staff of the University of Tokyo
Academic staff of Kyoto University