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Takeshi Mitarai

Japanese businessman¹

Takeshi Mitarai (御手洗毅, Mitarai Takeshi; 11 March 1901 – 12 October 1984) was one of the founders of Canon Inc. He established Canon in 1937 along with Goro Yoshida, Saburo Uchida and Takeo Maeda.²

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

Born 1901, died 1984.¹

Companies

Canon Inc.Founder⁸

Early life and education

Date not recordedHokkaido University³

Career

Occupation: businessperson, physician.⁵

Date not recordedFounded Canon Inc.⁴

Personal life

CitizenshipJapan, Empire of Japan⁶

Awards

Date not recordedOrder of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd Class⁷

Sources

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WikidataTakeshi Mitarai on Wikidata
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WikipediaTakeshi Mitarai on Wikipedia
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WikidataTakeshi Mitarai: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataTakeshi Mitarai: Founded Canon Inc., on Wikidata
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WikidataTakeshi Mitarai: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataTakeshi Mitarai: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataTakeshi Mitarai: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataCanon Inc., Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsTakeshi Mitarai photo by Usedcam, CC BY-SA 4.0