Henry Spencer Palmer
Major General Henry Spencer Palmer FRAS (30 April 1838 – 10 February 1893) was a British Army military engineer and surveyor, noted for his work in developing Yokohama harbor in the Empire of Japan as a foreign advisor to the Japanese government
Henry Spencer Palmer FRAS | |
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Henry Spencer Palmer | |
| Born | 30 April 1838 Bangalore, British India |
| Died | 10 February 1893 (aged 54) House at Azabu, 41 Imai-cho, Azabu, Tokyo, Japan |
| Buried | Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo, Japan |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1856–1887 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | 949 |
| Unit | Corps of Royal Engineers |
| Commands held | Chief Astronomer, Transit of Venus expedition to New Zealand, 1874–75 CRE, Manchester, 1883-85 |
| Known for | Foreign advisor to Meiji Japan |
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| Memorials | Monument, Yokohama Waterworks, Japan, 1939 Bronze bust, Nogeyama Park, Yokohama, Japan, 1987 |
| Spouse(s) |
Mary Jane Pearson Wright
(m. 1863) |
| Relations | Henry James (uncle) |
| Other work | Civil engineer, Japan |
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