# Townsend Harris

> Townsend Harris was an American merchant and politician who served as the first United States Consul General to Japan. He negotiated the Harris Treaty between the US and Japan and is credited as the diplomat who first opened Shogunate Japan to foreign trade and culture in the Edo period.

*American diplomat (1804–1878)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1804-10-03
- **Died:** 1878-02-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 50.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.2 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 10.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [تاونسند هاريس](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF_%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3)
- [Townsend Harris](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townsend_Harris)
- [Townsend Harris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townsend_Harris)
- [Townsend Harris](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townsend_Harris)
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- [Townsend Harris](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townsend_Harris)
- [Townsend Harris](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townsend_Harris)
- [タウンゼント・ハリス](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9)
- [타운젠드 해리스](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%83%80%EC%9A%B4%EC%A0%A0%EB%93%9C_%ED%95%B4%EB%A6%AC%EC%8A%A4)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q610626)

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