Dutch studies school in Nagasaki
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The Dutch studies school in Nagasaki was a rangaku (Western learning) academy where Japanese scholars, including Fukuzawa Yukichi, studied European science and knowledge through the medium of the Dutch language during Japan’s isolation period.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western learning school
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educational institution ⓘ rangaku academy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dejima
NERFINISHED
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Dutch traders in Nagasaki ⓘ |
| category |
History of education in Japan
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Nagasaki history ⓘ Rangaku institutions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of rangaku in Japan
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introduction of Western science to Japan ⓘ modernization of Japanese knowledge ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | sakoku policy of the Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| educated |
Fukuzawa Yukichi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japanese rangaku scholars ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
European knowledge
ⓘ
Western science ⓘ rangaku ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center of Dutch studies in Japan
ⓘ
channel for Western knowledge during sakoku ⓘ |
| influenced |
Fukuzawa Yukichi’s later thought
ⓘ
Japanese attitudes toward Westernization ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | Dutch ⓘ |
| location | Nagasaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediumOfExchange | Dutch language texts ⓘ |
| notableAlumni | Fukuzawa Yukichi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedDuring |
Edo period
NERFINISHED
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Japan’s isolation period ⓘ |
| purpose |
study of European science
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study of Western medicine ⓘ study of Western technology ⓘ translation of Dutch books ⓘ |
| regionServed | Japanese scholars from various domains ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
early Meiji intellectual history
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rangaku movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceOf | Japanese translations of Dutch scientific works ⓘ |
| student | Fukuzawa Yukichi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtSubject |
Dutch language
ⓘ
Western astronomy ⓘ Western chemistry ⓘ Western mathematics ⓘ Western medicine ⓘ Western military science ⓘ Western physics ⓘ |
| typeOfEducation | elite scholarly training ⓘ |
| usedAsMediumFor |
European science
ⓘ
Western knowledge ⓘ |
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