Edwin Dun
Edwin Dun (June 19, 1848 – May 15, 1931) was a rancher from Ohio who was employed as an o-yatoi gaikokujin in Hokkaidō by the Hokkaidō Development Commission (Kaitakushi) and advised the Japanese government on modernizing agricultural techniques during the Meiji modernization period. He served as United States envoy to Japan from 1893 to 1897.
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| Born | June 19, 1848 Chillicothe, Ohio, United States |
| Died | May 15, 1931 (aged 82) Tokyo, Japan |
| Burial place | Aoyama Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Agricultural consultant, rancher, diplomat |
| Relatives | Thomas Blakiston (brother-in-law) Josh Dun |
Dun was a native of Chillicothe, Ohio and had studied at Miami University. After he inherited his father's ranch, he raised beef cattle and race horses, and wrote a number of papers on scientific methods in ranching.
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