Hōjō Tokiyuki (Scouting)
Hōjō Tokiyuki | |
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Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan | |
Died | April 27, 1929 | (aged 71)
Occupation(s) | Politician, Educator |
Hōjō Tokiyuki (北条 時敬, March 23, 1858 – April 27, 1929) was an educator, mathematician and politician in
Biography
Hōjō was born as the second son of a samurai retainer of the
In 1885, Hōjō graduated from the Mathematics Department, Science Faculty of
In 1908, Hōjō attended an international conference on morality in London, England, at the request of Japanese Minister of Culture, Makino Nobuaki (牧野伸顕). One of the reasons for his trip was to conduct a survey of the British Scouting organization, and its applicability towards furthering the Japanese government's program of instilling moral education in schools. He returned to Japan with Scout uniforms and documents on Scouting, and took an active role in promoting the Japanese Scouting movement in Hiroshima and elsewhere in Japan. In 1913, Hōjō was appointed head of
In 1920, Hōjō became an advisor to the
On April 27, 1929, he died of liver cancer, aged 71.
See also
Sources
Much of this article was translated from the equivalent article in the Japanese Wikipedia, as referenced on December 23, 2008.