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Masao Furukawa

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Masao Furukawa

Birth
Yamagata-gun, Hiroshima, Japan
Death
2 Apr 1877 (aged 39)
Burial
Taitō-ku, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan Add to Map
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Japanese educator. As a disciple of Yukichi Fukuzawa, he was one of the educators who built the foundation of modern education in Japan. He was the first president of Keio University. At the end of the Edo period, he also joined Enomoto's army and fought in the Boshin War with 95 men as a warship leader.
Japanese educator. As a disciple of Yukichi Fukuzawa, he was one of the educators who built the foundation of modern education in Japan. He was the first president of Keio University. At the end of the Edo period, he also joined Enomoto's army and fought in the Boshin War with 95 men as a warship leader.

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