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Nitobe Inazō
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Japanese educator, agricultural economist and diplomat (1862–1933)
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Nitobe Inazō, also known by the native name 新渡戸稲造 and the kana name にとべ いなぞう, was a Japanese lexicographer, linguist, diplomat, and writer. Born in Morioka in 1862, he was educated at Sapporo Agricultural College and Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. His professional career included employment at Takushoku University, Tokyo Woman's Christian University, and Sapporo Agricultural College. He was a member of the Japan Academy and wrote primarily in Japanese, while also speaking Esperanto.
His notable work is *Bushido: The Soul of Japan*, which falls within the fields of philosophy, ethics, and bushido. Other significant works include *The Way of the Warrior*, *世渡りの道*, *What the League of Nations has done and is doing...*, and *Japan's innate virility*. Nitobe died in 1933 from pancreatitis due to natural causes. He is buried at Tama Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1862
- Died
- 1933
- Works
- 85
Top works
- Bushido
- 世渡りの道
- The Way of the Warrior
- What the League of Nations has done and is doing...
- Japan's innate virility
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1862-09-01 ) September 1, 1862, Morioka , Mutsu , Japan
- Died
- October 15, 1933 (1933-10-15) (aged 71), Victoria, British Columbia , Canada
- Spouse
- Mary Patterson Elkinton ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1891 )
- Children
- Nitobe Yoshio; Nitobe Kotoko
- Education
- Johns Hopkins University ( BA ), Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg ( PhD ), Kyoto Imperial University ( LLD )
- Occupation
- Agronomist, diplomat, political scientist, politician, writer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Morioka
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
- Employer
- Sapporo Agricultural College
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Notable work
- Bushido: The Soul of Japan
- Field of work
- bushido
- Image
- Monsieur Inazō Nitobe.jpg
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- Nitobe Inazō
- date of birth
- 1862-09-01
- date of death
- 1933-10-15
- name in kana
- にとべ いなぞう
- member of
- Japan Academy
- place of burial
- Tama Cemetery
- name in native language
- 新渡戸稲造
- writing language
- Japanese
- cause of death
- pancreatitis
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Nitobe Inazō (新渡戸 稲造; September 1, 1862 – October 15, 1933) was a Japanese agronomist, diplomat, political scientist, politician, and writer. He studied at Sapporo Agricultural College under the influence of its first president William S. Clark and later went to the United States to study agricultural policy. After returning to Japan, he served as a professor at Sapporo Agricultural College, Kyoto Imperial University, and Tokyo Imperial University, and the deputy secretary general of the League of Nations. He also devoted himself to women's education, helping to found the Tsuda Eigaku Juku and serving as the first president of Tokyo Woman's Christian University and president of the Tokyo Women's College of Economics. He was also a strong advocate for Japanese colonialism, and described Korean people as "primitive".
Early life
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