Fukuzawa Yukichi
E323469
Fukuzawa Yukichi was a leading 19th-century Japanese intellectual, educator, and writer who championed Western learning and modernization during the Meiji era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fukuzawa Yukichi canonical | 4 |
| Meiji intellectuals | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3056959 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Fukuzawa Yukichi Context triple: [Keio University, founder, Fukuzawa Yukichi]
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Mori Arinori
Mori Arinori was a pioneering Meiji-era Japanese statesman and educator who played a key role in modernizing Japan’s education system and served as the country’s first Minister of Education.
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Inazo Nitobe
Inazo Nitobe was a Japanese educator, diplomat, and author best known internationally for his book "Bushido: The Soul of Japan" and for his efforts to promote understanding between Japan and the West.
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Itō Hirobumi
Itō Hirobumi was a leading Meiji-era Japanese statesman and the country’s first Prime Minister, instrumental in modernizing Japan and drafting its constitution.
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D.
Kido Takayoshi
Kido Takayoshi was a key Japanese statesman and one of the principal architects of the Meiji Restoration who helped modernize Japan’s political and social systems in the late 19th century.
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E.
Saigō Takamori
Saigō Takamori was a prominent 19th-century Japanese samurai and statesman often called the "last true samurai," known for his key role in the Meiji Restoration and his later rebellion against the new government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Fukuzawa Yukichi Target entity description: Fukuzawa Yukichi was a leading 19th-century Japanese intellectual, educator, and writer who championed Western learning and modernization during the Meiji era.
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A.
Mori Arinori
Mori Arinori was a pioneering Meiji-era Japanese statesman and educator who played a key role in modernizing Japan’s education system and served as the country’s first Minister of Education.
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B.
Inazo Nitobe
Inazo Nitobe was a Japanese educator, diplomat, and author best known internationally for his book "Bushido: The Soul of Japan" and for his efforts to promote understanding between Japan and the West.
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C.
Itō Hirobumi
Itō Hirobumi was a leading Meiji-era Japanese statesman and the country’s first Prime Minister, instrumental in modernizing Japan and drafting its constitution.
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D.
Kido Takayoshi
Kido Takayoshi was a key Japanese statesman and one of the principal architects of the Meiji Restoration who helped modernize Japan’s political and social systems in the late 19th century.
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E.
Saigō Takamori
Saigō Takamori was a prominent 19th-century Japanese samurai and statesman often called the "last true samurai," known for his key role in the Meiji Restoration and his later rebellion against the new government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese intellectual
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educator ⓘ human ⓘ journalist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ political theorist ⓘ translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| advocated |
education for all social classes
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equality of opportunity ⓘ independence and self-respect ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1835-01-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Japan
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Osaka ⓘ Settsu Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| criticized |
blind adherence to Confucian orthodoxy
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traditional feudal hierarchy ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1901-02-03 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Japan
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Tokyo ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Dutch studies school in Nagasaki
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Ogata Kōan's Tekijuku ⓘ |
| era |
Meiji era
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late Edo period ⓘ |
| familyName | Fukuzawa ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Western studies
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education ⓘ political thought ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| founded |
Jiji Shimpō
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Keio Gijuku NERFINISHED ⓘ Keio University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Yukichi ⓘ |
| ideology |
individualism
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liberalism ⓘ |
| imageOnCurrency |
Japanese yen
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surface form:
10,000 yen banknote
|
| influenced |
Japanese modernization policy
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Meiji intellectual discourse ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of Western learning
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founding Keio University ⓘ founding the newspaper Jiji Shimpō ⓘ promotion of modernization in Japan ⓘ writing "An Encouragement of Learning" ⓘ writing "An Outline of a Theory of Civilization" ⓘ |
| language |
Dutch
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English ⓘ Japanese ⓘ |
| movement |
Westernization in Japan
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modernization of Japan ⓘ rangaku ⓘ |
| name | Fukuzawa Yukichi self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 福澤諭吉 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bunmeiron no Gairyaku
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Gakumon no Susume ⓘ Seiyō Jijō ⓘ |
| occupation |
educator
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journalist ⓘ publisher ⓘ translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Iwakura Mission-related Western study efforts
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Japanese mission to the United States (1860) ⓘ |
| religion | Confucian background ⓘ |
| residence |
Edo
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Tokyo ⓘ |
| traveledTo |
Europe
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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Subject: Fukuzawa Yukichi Description of subject: Fukuzawa Yukichi was a leading 19th-century Japanese intellectual, educator, and writer who championed Western learning and modernization during the Meiji era.
Referenced by (5)
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