Fukuzawa Yukichi
Fukuzawa Yukichi (福澤 諭吉, January 10, 1835 – February 3, 1901) was a Japanese educator, philosopher, writer, entrepreneur and samurai who founded Keio University, the newspaper Jiji-Shinpō, and the Institute for Study of Infectious Diseases.
Fukuzawa Yukichi 福澤諭吉 | |
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Fukuzawa in 1891 | |
| Born | January 10, 1835 Dojima Shinchi 5-chome, Settsu Province, Tokugawa shogunate |
| Died | February 3, 1901 (aged 66) Shiba, Tokyo, Empire of Japan |
| Other names | Shi-I (子圍) Sanjyū-ikkoku-jin (三十一谷人) |
| Spouse | Kin Toki |
Fukuzawa was an early advocate for reform in Japan. His ideas about the organization of government and the structure of social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji period. He appears on the current 10,000-Japanese yen banknote.
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