Nitobe Inazō
Japanese writer and diplomat (1862–1933) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Nitobe Inazō | |
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Born | (1862-09-01)September 1, 1862 |
Died | October 15, 1933(1933-10-15) (aged 71) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
Education | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (PhD) |
Occupation(s) | Agronomist, diplomat, political scientist, politician, writer |
Spouses | Mary Patterson Elkinton Nitobe |
Children | Nitobe Yoshio; Nitobe Kotoko |