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Yanagi Narayoshi

1832 – 1891

Japanese officer and politician

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Lived 1832 – 1891 (aged 58). Yanagi Narayoshi was a Japanese military officer, politician and mathematician.

Yanagi Narayoshi (; October 8, 1832 – January 15, 1891) was a Japanese mathematician, hydrographer, politician, and Imperial Japanese Navy officer.

His father was Yanagi Sogoro, a samurai officer of the Tsu domain at Edo.

Brief career Narayoshi learned mathematics from Murata Tsunemitsu, and was engaged in survey work around Ise Bay. In 1855, he was dispatched to Naval Training Center at Nagasaki in 1855, and then took part in the establishment of the Shogunate navy at Edo. After the Meiji Restoration, he entered the Imperial Navy, and became chief hydrographer when HMS Sylvia approached the Meiji government for joint survey over Japan's coastal lines.

In 1888, after he retired from the Imperial Navy, he became a politician, serving in the House of Peers.

Family

3rd son - Yanago Soetsu (柳宗悦), art critics, pioneer of Japan's folk art movement. Grand son - Yanagi Sori (柳宗理), product designer.

Footnotes

『官報』第2185号、明治23年10月6日。

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Positions held
Member of the House of Peers
Awards
Medal with Blue Ribbon; Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class
Also known as
Narayoshi Yanagi

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Yanagi Narayoshi's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Yanagi Narayoshi?

Japanese officer and politician

When was Yanagi Narayoshi born?

Yanagi Narayoshi was born on 8 October 1832 in Edo.

When did Yanagi Narayoshi die?

Yanagi Narayoshi died on 15 January 1891 in Tokyo.

What was Yanagi Narayoshi's occupation?

Yanagi Narayoshi was a military officer, politician and mathematician.

What nationality was Yanagi Narayoshi?

Yanagi Narayoshi was Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Yanagi Narayoshi

· Wikidata: Q11534346

· DBpedia: Yanagi Narayoshi

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