Jo Niijima
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Jo Niijima, better known as Joseph Hardy Neesima, was a pioneering Japanese Christian educator and founder of Doshisha University who played a key role in introducing Western learning and Christianity to Japan in the Meiji era.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jo Niijima canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian missionary
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Protestant Christian ⓘ educator ⓘ human ⓘ university founder ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1843-02-12 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Edo, Japan
NERFINISHED
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Tokugawa shogunate, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Kyoto, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1890-01-23 ⓘ |
| degree | Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Amherst College
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Andover Theological Seminary NERFINISHED ⓘ Phillips Academy Andover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Meiji era
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surface form:
Meiji period
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| familyName | Niijima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian mission in Japan
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education ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| founded |
Doshisha English School
NERFINISHED
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Doshisha University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Jo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Christian higher education in Japan ⓘ |
| influencedBy | American Protestant missionaries ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the first Japanese to receive a college degree in the United States
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founding Doshisha University ⓘ introducing Western learning to Japan ⓘ promoting Christianity in Meiji Japan ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| movement | Protestant mission to Japan ⓘ |
| name |
Jo Niijima
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Joseph Hardy Neesima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 新島襄 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudent | graduates of Doshisha University ⓘ |
| occupation |
Christian minister
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educator ⓘ missionary ⓘ university president ⓘ |
| positionHeld | President of Doshisha University ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
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Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
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| residence |
Kyoto, Japan
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Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Yae Niijima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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