About Takeda Ayasaburō
Lived 1827 – 1880 (aged 52). Takeda Ayasaburō was a Japanese architect and military personnel.
, was a Japanese Rangaku scholar, and the architect of the fortress of Goryōkaku in Hokkaidō.
Takeda was born in the Ōzu Domain (modern-day Ōzu, Ehime) in 1827. He studied medicine, Western sciences (rangaku), navigation, military architecture. He was a student of Ogata Kōan and Sakuma Shōzan. In 1854 he was ordered to the island of Hokkaidō to reinforce the military infrastructure.
He built the fortresses of Goryōkaku and Benten Daiba between 1854 and 1866, using Dutch books on military architecture, and also established a school. He also practiced sailing with the Hakodate Maru, one of Japan's first Western-style sailing ship, together with his students. He sailed to Russia with the ship, and engaged in some exchanges.
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Who was Takeda Ayasaburō?
Japanese scholar
When was Takeda Ayasaburō born?
Takeda Ayasaburō was born on 4 November 1827 in Ōzu-shi.
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Takeda Ayasaburō died on 28 January 1880.
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Takeda Ayasaburō was an architect and military personnel.
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Takeda Ayasaburō was Japanese.
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