Edward Sylvester Morse (June 18, 1838 – December 20, 1925) was a USzoologist and orientalist. June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government CIA World Factbook Entry for United States House. ... Zoology (Greek zoon = animal and logos = word) is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals. ... Orientalism is the study of Near and Far Eastern societies and cultures, by Westerners. ...
In 1877 Morse visited Japan in search of zoological specimens and was offered a post at the University of Tokyo. He went on to recommend several fellow Americans as o-yatoi gaikokujin (hired foreigners) to support the modernisation of the Meiji Era. He opened the study in archeology and anthropology in Japan, by the discover of the Omori shell mount, and his research on material culture. 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The University of Tokyo (æ±äº¬å¤§å¦; TÅkyÅ Daigaku, abbreviated as æ±å¤§ TÅdai) is generally ranked as Japans most prestigious university. ... The o-yatoi gaikokujin or oyatoi gaikokujin (お雇い外国人 — hired foreigners, foreign employees) were foreign specialists, engineers, teachers, mercenaries and more, hired to assist in the modernization of Japan. ... History of Japan Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period ---Kofun period ---Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period Muromachi period Azuchi-Momoyama period ---Nanban period Edo period Meiji period Taisho period Showa period ---Japanese expansionism ---Occupied Japan ---Post-Occupation Japan Heisei The Meiji period (Japanese: Meiji Jidai 明治時代 ) (1868–1912...
Bibliography
Rosenstone, R.A. (1988) Mirror in the Shrine – American Encounters with Meiji Japan ISBN 0674576411
Wayman, D.G. (1942) Edward Sylvester Morse: A Biography
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