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Nishi Amane

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Japanese philosopher and politician (1829-1897)

JapanAcademicsLived 1829 to 1897 · aged 67
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Baron Nishi Amane was a Japanese philosopher. He studied law and economics in the Netherlands. He became a political advisor to Tokugawa Yoshinobu before and after the Meiji Restoration.

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1897Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st Class
1888Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class
1887Silver Medal with Yellow Ribbon
1882Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class

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Baron Nishi Amane was a Japanese philosopher. He studied law and economics in the Netherlands. He became a political advisor to Tokugawa Yoshinobu before and after the Meiji Restoration. He served as a bureaucrat in the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Popular Affairs, and the Ministry of the Imperial Household under the Meiji government. He was involved in the drafting of the Military Precepts and the Imperial Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors. With Mori Arinori and others, he formed the Meirokusha and worked to introduce Western philosophy.

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Japan
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
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Lived 1829 to 1897 · aged 67
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10 languages

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