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Also known as Mori Ougai, Ōgai Mori, Ogai Mori, Ougai Mori, Mori Ogai

Japanese novelist and army physician (1862-1922)

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Born
1862
Died
1922
Works
200

Top works

  • 史傳
  • 小說
  • Prentice Hall Literature--World Masterpieces
  • 海外文藝雜稿
  • 考證

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Key facts

Native name
森 鷗外
Born
( 1862-02-17 ) February 17, 1862, Tsuwano, Shimane , Japan
Died
July 8, 1922 (1922-07-08) (aged 60), Tokyo , Japan
Allegiance
Japan
Branch
Imperial Japanese Army
Service years
1882–1916
Rank
Surgeon General of the Imperial Japanese Army ( Lieutenant General )
Conflicts
First Sino-Japanese War Russo-Japanese War World War I
Awards
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun , Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure , Order of the Golden Kite , 3rd Class
Relations
Mari Mori (daughter)
Other work
Translator, novelist , and poet

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Japan
Place of birth
Tsuwano
Place of death
Tokyo
Languages spoken
Japanese
Native language
Japanese
Notable work
Vita Sexualis
Military branch
Imperial Japanese Army
Military rank
general
Image
Mori Ogai in the atelier of Sculptor Takeishi Kozaburo in 1916.jpg
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Mori Ōgai
date of birth
1862-02-17
date of death
1922-07-09
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Mori Ogai
name in kana
もり おうがい
name in native language
森鷗外
cause of death
infectious disease
start of work period
1882-00-00
manner of death
natural causes
birth name
森 林太郎
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Lieutenant-General Mori Rintarō (森 林太郎; February 17, 1862 – July 8, 1922), known by his pen name Mori Ōgai (森 鷗外; Japanese pronunciation: [mo.ɾʲi (|) oꜜː.ɡai, -ŋai]), was a Japanese Army Surgeon general officer, translator, novelist, poet and father of famed author Mari Mori. He obtained his medical license at a very young age and introduced translated German language literary works to the Japanese public. Mori Ōgai also was considered the first to successfully express the art of western poetry in Japanese. He wrote many works and created many writing styles. The Wild Geese (1911–1913) is considered his major work. After his death, he was considered one of the leading writers who modernized Japanese literature.

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