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Also known as Yoshida Torajirō, Yoshida Shoin, Yoshida Shouin

Japanese politician (1830-1859)

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Born
1830
Died
1859
Works
5

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  • Kaikoroku
  • Bukyō kōroku
  • Yoshida Shōin zenshū
  • "Ryūkonroku" Ei kanʼyakusho
  • Kōmō yowa

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Type
Person
Origin
Japan

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Key facts

Born
Sugi Toranosuke ( 杉 寅之助 ) , ( 1830-09-20 ) September 20, 1830, Hagi , Nagato Province , Japan
Died
November 21, 1859 (1859-11-21) (aged 29), Edo , Japan
Cause of death
Decapitation
Other name
Torajirō ( 寅次郎 )
Occupation
scholar
Parent s
Sugi Yurinosuke (father) , Kodama Taki (mother)
Relatives
Sugi Umetarō (brother) , Kodama Yoshiko (sister) , Odamura Hisa (sister) , Sugi Tsuya (sister) , Miwako Katori (sister) , Sugi Toshisaburō (brother) Tamaki Bunnoshin (uncle) , Yoshida Daisuke (adoptive father)
Academic advisors
Yusuke Yamada , Sakuma Shōzan , Asaka Gonsai , Miyabe Teizō , Yamaga Sosui
Era
Edo period
Institutions
Meirinkan , Shōka Sonjuku
Notable students
Takasugi Shinsaku , Kido Takayoshi , Akane Taketo , Itō Hirobumi , Kusaka Genzui , Inoue Kaoru , Yamagata Aritomo

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Japan
Place of birth
Hagi
Occupation
philosopher
Languages spoken
Japanese
Native language
Japanese
Image
Yoshida Shoin.jpg
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pseudonym
寅次郎
Commons category
Yoshida Shōin
date of birth
1830-09-20
date of death
1859-11-21
manner of death
capital punishment
name in kana
よしだ しょういん
name in native language
吉田松陰
cause of death
decapitation
art name
松蔭
birth name
矩方
writing language
Japanese
ethnic group
Japanese people
courtesy name
義卿
Commons Creator page
Yoshida Shōin
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Encyclopedic overview

Yoshida Shōin (吉田 松陰; Japanese pronunciation: [jo.ɕi.da (|) ɕoꜜː.iɴ], born Sugi Toranosuke (杉 寅之助); September 20, 1830 – November 21, 1859), commonly named Torajirō (寅次郎), was one of Japan's most distinguished intellectuals in the late years of the Tokugawa shogunate. He devoted himself to nurturing many ishin shishi who in turn made major contributions to the Meiji Restoration.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Yoshida Shōin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.