Wajiro Kon
Japanese architect (1888-1973) · Japan · On the map · Architects · Died at 85
Wajiro Kon was a Japanese architect, designer, and educator. He is known as the father of "modernology" (kogengaku), a branch of sociology which studied the changes in cityscape and people which emerged as a consequence of Tokyo becoming a modern metropolis in the early Showa Era.
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About this person
His maternal grandfather was the kokugakusha Osari Nakaakira.
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Country
Japan
Category
Architects
Type
Architect
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1888 to 1973 · aged 85
