Inazo Nitobe (1862-1933)

Inazo Nitobe (1862-1933)

Inazo Nitobe (新渡戸 稲造; Nitobe Inazō, September 1, 1862 - October 15, 1933) was a Christian Japanese agriculturist, philosopher, educator and international political activist from Morioka, Iwate. Image File history File linksMetadata Inazo_Nitobe. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Inazo_Nitobe. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. ... A philosopher is a person who thinks deeply regarding people, society, the world, and/or the universe. ... Morioka (盛岡市; -shi) is the capital city of Iwate prefecture, Japan. ...

Nitobe was in the third class of the Sapporo Agricultural Institute and was no doubt influenced by the teachings of Dr. William S. Clark, though they never personally crossed paths. He was a vice-minister of the League of Nations, and also was the initiator of the Tokyo Woman's Christian University. He is known as an author of Bushido: The Soul of Japan, a book on Christianity and Japan, and Be Just and Fear Not, a book of calligraphy. He advocated a precept calling for Christianity to be "grafted onto the trunk of Bushido." In 1884 he traveled to the USA to study at his own expense. While in America, he married Mary P. Elkington, a young Quaker woman from Pennsylvania. He studied in Germany before returning to Japan at age 28. Statue of Clark, Sapporo: Boys Be Ambitious Dr. William Smith Clark (July 31, 1825 - March 9, 1886) was a professor, Massachusetts State Senator, third president of the Massachusetts Agricultural College (now the University of Massachusetts Amherst) and first vice president of Sapporo Agricultural College (Japan) // Early Life William Smith Clark... The League of Nations was an international organization founded after the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. ... Building on the campus of Tokyo Womens Christian University in Suginami, Tokyo Another building on the same campus Tokyo Womens Christian University (東京女子大学; Tokyo Joshi Daigaku) is a university in Tokyo Japan. ... The art of calligraphy is widely practiced and revered in the East Asian civilizations of China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. ... The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ...

His portrait was featured on the 5000 Yen banknote printed from 1984 to 2004. Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Quotations

• "What is important is to try to develop insights and wisdom rather than mere knowledge, respect someone's character rather than his learning, and nurture men of character rather than mere talents."
• "If there is anything to do, there is certainly a best way to do it, and the best way is both the most economical and the most graceful."

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External links

• Works by Inazo Nitobe at Project Gutenberg