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Sakichi Toyoda

Japanese inventor and industrialist

Sakichi Toyoda (豊田 佐吉, Toyoda Sakichi; 19 March 1867 – 30 October 1930) was a Japanese inventor and industrialist who founded Toyoda Automatic Loom Works (later Toyota Industries). The son of a farmer and sought-after carpenter, he started the Toyoda family companies.2

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Born Mar 19, 1867, died Oct 30, 1930.1

About

His son, Kiichiro Toyoda, would later establish Japan's largest automaker, Toyota. Toyoda is referred to as the "King of Japanese Inventors".

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Companies

Early life and education

Sakichi Toyoda was born on March 19 (the 14th of the 2nd month in East Asian Lunar Calendar), 1867, in Yamaguchi, Tōtōmi Province (present-day Kosai, Shizuoka), to Ikichi and Ei Toyoda. Ikichi was a carpenter and a farmer, and he taught carpentry to his son. Sakichi's boyhood would coincide with the end of the Edo period, replaced by the Meiji and its reformist policies. Sakichi was an avid reader in his youth, and he organized a youth study group for teens. Inspired by a trip to Ueno to visit the Third National Machinery Exposition, he later revolutionized the textile industry, powered by steam, oil, and electricity.

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Career

Occupation: inventor, engineer, entrepreneur, economist.8

Personal life

  • BornMar 19, 1867, Fuchi district9
  • DiedOct 30, 1930, Kakuōzan10
  • CitizenshipJapan11

Awards

  • 1927Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class12
  • 1924Medal with Blue Ribbon12
  • 1912Medal with Blue Ribbon12

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