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Inoue Masaru

Japanese politician

Viscount Inoue Masaru (井上勝; 25 August 1843 – 2 August 1910) was the first Director of Railways in Japan and is known as the "father of the Japanese railways".²

From Wikipedia’s article on Inoue Masaru (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Aug 25, 1843, died Aug 2, 1910.¹

Companies

Koiwai FarmFounder¹²

Early life and education

Date not recordedBansho Shirabesho³
Date not recordedUniversity College London³
Date not recordedMeirinkan³

Career

Occupation: farmer, politician, engineer.⁷

Date not recordedWorked at Chōshū Domain⁴
Date not recordedFounded Koiwai Farm⁵
Date not recordedMember of the House of Peers⁶

Personal life

BornAug 25, 1843, Hagi⁸
DiedAug 2, 1910, London⁹
CitizenshipJapan¹⁰

Awards

Date not recordedOrder of the Sacred Treasure, 1st Class¹¹

Sources

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WikidataInoue Masaru on Wikidata
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WikipediaInoue Masaru on Wikipedia
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WikidataInoue Masaru: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataInoue Masaru: Worked at Chōshū Domain, on Wikidata
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WikidataInoue Masaru: Founded Koiwai Farm, on Wikidata
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WikidataInoue Masaru: Member of the House of Peers, on Wikidata
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WikidataInoue Masaru: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataInoue Masaru: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataInoue Masaru: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataInoue Masaru: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataInoue Masaru: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataKoiwai Farm, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsInoue Masaru photo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain