Fukuzawa Yukichi

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Fukuzawa Yukichi was a leading 19th-century Japanese intellectual, educator, and writer who championed Western learning and modernization during the Meiji era.

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Fukuzawa Yukichi canonical 18
Meiji intellectuals 1

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instanceOf Japanese intellectual
educator
human
journalist
philosopher
political theorist
translator
writer
advocated education for all social classes
equality of opportunity
independence and self-respect
birthDate 1835-01-10
birthPlace Japan
Osaka
Settsu Province
citizenship Japan
criticized blind adherence to Confucian orthodoxy
traditional feudal hierarchy
deathDate 1901-02-03
deathPlace Japan
Tokyo
educatedAt Dutch studies school in Nagasaki
Ogata Kōan's Tekijuku
era Meiji era
late Edo period
familyName Fukuzawa
fieldOfWork Western studies
education
political thought
social philosophy
founded Jiji Shimpō
Keio Gijuku
linked to: Keio University

Keio University
gender male
givenName Yukichi
ideology individualism
liberalism
imageOnCurrency 10,000 yen banknote
linked to: Japanese yen
influenced Japanese modernization policy
Meiji intellectual discourse
knownFor advocacy of Western learning
founding Keio University
founding the newspaper Jiji Shimpō
promotion of modernization in Japan
writing "An Encouragement of Learning"
writing "An Outline of a Theory of Civilization"
language Dutch
English
Japanese
movement Westernization in Japan
modernization of Japan
rangaku
name Fukuzawa Yukichi
nationality Japanese
nativeName 福澤諭吉
notableWork Bunmeiron no Gairyaku
Gakumon no Susume
Seiyō Jijō
occupation educator
journalist
publisher
translator
writer
participatedIn Iwakura Mission-related Western study efforts
Japanese mission to the United States (1860)
religion Confucian background
residence Edo
Tokyo
traveledTo Europe
United States

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Keio University founder Fukuzawa Yukichi
Nishi Amane influenced Meiji intellectuals
linked to: Fukuzawa Yukichi
Fukuzawa Yukichi name Fukuzawa Yukichi
Meirokusha hasMember Fukuzawa Yukichi
Bansho Shirabesho notableMember Fukuzawa Yukichi
An Encouragement of Learning author Fukuzawa Yukichi
An Outline of a Theory of Civilization author Fukuzawa Yukichi
Jiji Shimpō foundedBy Fukuzawa Yukichi
Jiji Shimpō notableEditor Fukuzawa Yukichi
Dutch studies school in Nagasaki educated Fukuzawa Yukichi
Dutch studies school in Nagasaki student Fukuzawa Yukichi
Ogata Kōan's Tekijuku hasStudent Fukuzawa Yukichi
Gakumon no Susume author Fukuzawa Yukichi
Gakumon no Susume associatedPerson Fukuzawa Yukichi
Bunmeiron no Gairyaku author Fukuzawa Yukichi
Bunmeiron no Gairyaku workOf Fukuzawa Yukichi
Seiyō Jijō author Fukuzawa Yukichi