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Inoue Enryō

Japanese philosopher and educator

Inoue Enryō (井上円了; March 18, 1858 – June 6, 1919) was a Japanese philosopher, Shin Buddhist priest and reformer, educator, and royalist. A key figure in the reception of Western philosophy, the emergence of modern Buddhism, and the permeation of the imperial ideology during the second half of the Meiji Era.²

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Born May 18, 1858, died Jun 6, 1919.¹

About

He is the founder of Toyo University and the creator of Tetsugaku-dō Park 哲学堂公園 (Temple Garden of Philosophy) in Tokyo. Because he studied all kinds of mysterious phenomena and apparitions (妖怪, yōkai) in order to debunk superstitions, he is sometimes called "Professor Specter" (妖怪博士, Yōkai Hakase) and the "Spook Doctor" (お化け博士, Obake Hakase).

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Companies

Toyo UniversityFounder¹²
Toyo UniversityChair Apr 1904 to Jan 1906¹²

Early life and education

Date not recordedTokyo University³
Date not recordedHigashi Hongan-ji Temple³
Date not recordedUniversity of Tokyo³
Date not recordedNiigata Prefectural Nagaoka High School³

Early Years 1858-1881

Born in a village close to Nagaoka in today's Niigata Prefecture, he was ordained as a priest in the Ōtani Branch (大谷派) of Shin Buddhism (真宗) at the age of 13. As the oldest son, he was brought up to inherit the ministry of his father's parish temple. His early education included the Chinese classics and Western subjects like geography and English. In 1878, his Buddhist order sent him to Tokyo in order to study at Japan's first modern university. Before entering Tokyo University in 1881 Inoue received additional secondary education in English, history, and mathematics in the university's Preparatory School.

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Career

Occupation: philosopher, writer.⁸

1904 to 1906Chair, Toyo University⁷
Date not recordedWorked at Keihoku Gakuen Hakusan High School⁴
Date not recordedFounded Toyo University⁵
Date not recordedFounded Tetsugaku-dō Park⁶

Personal life

BornMay 18, 1858, Raikōji⁹
DiedJun 6, 1919, Dalian¹⁰
CitizenshipJapan¹¹

Sources

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WikidataInoue Enryō on Wikidata
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WikipediaInoue Enryō on Wikipedia
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WikidataInoue Enryō: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataInoue Enryō: Worked at Keihoku Gakuen Hakusan High School, on Wikidata
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WikidataInoue Enryō: Founded Toyo University, on Wikidata
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WikidataInoue Enryō: Founded Tetsugaku-dō Park, on Wikidata
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WikidataInoue Enryō: Chair, Toyo University, on Wikidata
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WikidataInoue Enryō: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataInoue Enryō: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataInoue Enryō: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataInoue Enryō: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataToyo University, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsInoue Enryō photo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain