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Mutsu Hirokichi

1869 – 1942

Japanese noble

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About Mutsu Hirokichi

Lived 1869 – 1942 (aged 73). Mutsu Hirokichi was a Japanese diplomat and teacher.

Count was a Japanese diplomat and an educator in Meiji- and Taishō-period Japan.

He was the oldest son of Mutsu Munemitsu who was Minister for Foreign Affairs. He was sent to the U.K. to study in 1887 as a barrister and by 1895 was appointed to diplomatic positions, residing in London, Washington, DC and Rome. While in Europe he met Gertrude Ethel Passingham whom he later married in 1905. She took the Japanese name Mutsu Iso and followed him back to Japan 1910 where she created a name for herself as a writer.

Mutsu was again called upon to serve as a diplomat in 1914 and was appointed Envoy to Brussels but with failing health he retired to Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture until his death in 1942. Count Mutsu and his wife were financial sponsors of Kamakura-jo-gakkō, a girl's high school in Kamakura (now Kamakura-jo-gakuin girl's junior high and high school), and exerted themselves to conserve historic site.

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Important facts

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Education
University of Cambridge
Awards
Order of the Rising Sun, 6th class

Family & relationships

Spouse
Mutsu Iso

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Mutsu Hirokichi?

Japanese noble (1869-1942)

When was Mutsu Hirokichi born?

Mutsu Hirokichi was born on 5 March 1869 in Japan.

When did Mutsu Hirokichi die?

Mutsu Hirokichi died on 19 November 1942 in Kamakura.

What was Mutsu Hirokichi's occupation?

Mutsu Hirokichi was a diplomat and teacher.

What nationality was Mutsu Hirokichi?

Mutsu Hirokichi was Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mutsu Hirokichi

· Wikidata: Q3136261

· DBpedia: Mutsu Hirokichi

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