Richard Ponsonby-Fane
Richard Arthur Brabazon Ponsonby-Fane (8 January 1878 – 10 December 1937) was a British
Early years
Richard Arthur Brabazon Ponsonby was born at
He added "Fane" to his own name when he inherited Brympton d'Evercy in 1916 after the deaths of both his grandfather and father.[3]
Career
In 1896, Ponsonby traveled to
In addition to his government duties in Hong Kong, he began lecturing at the University of Hong Kong in 1916; and his association with the faculty of the university continued until 1926.[8]
After 1919, Ponsonby-Fane became a permanent resident of Japan, traveling four months of the year to Hong Kong for lectures at the Crown colony's university.[9]
In 1921, when the Japanese Crown Prince visited Hong Kong en route to Europe, Ponsonby-Fane was introduced as his interpreter.[10]
When Emperor Shōwa was
In 1932, Ponsonby-Fane built a Japanese-style home in one of the northern suburbs of Kyoto. In the last decades of his life, he was always photographed with a long woolen scarf draped around his shoulders. This unique scarf was said to be hand-knit by
Ponsonby-Fane died at home in Kyoto in December 1937.[12]
Selected works
In an overview of writings by and about Richard Ponsonby-Fane, OCLC/WorldCat lists roughly 74 works in 136 publications in 2 languages and 1,443 library holdings.[13]
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- The Imperial Family of Japan, 1915
- The Capital and Palace of Heian (Heian-kio oyobi Daidairi), 1924
- The Vicissitudes of Shinto, 1931
- The Nomenclature of the N. Y. K. Fleet, 1931
- Kamo Mioya Shrine, 1934
- Kyoto: the Old Capital of Japan, 794-1869, 1956
- The Imperial House of Japan, 1959
- Sovereign and Subject, 1962
- Studies in Shinto and Shrines, 1962
- The Vicissitudes of Shinto, 1963
- Visiting Famous Shrines in Japan, 1964
Honours
- Order of the Rising Sun.[9]
- Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1921.[11]
- University of Hong Kong, Honorary Doctor of Laws, 1926.[7]
See also
Notes
- ^ "A Biographical sketch of Dr. R. Ponsonby-Fane," Studies in Shinto and Shrines, p. 517.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, pp. 517-518.
- ^ Britton, Dorothy. (1997). "Richard Ponsonby-Fane, A Modern William Adams" in Britain and Japan: Biographical Portraits. p. 193., p. 193, at Google Books
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 518.
- ^ a b c d Britton, p. 194., p. 194, at Google Books
- ^ "Player profile: Richard Ponsonby-Fane". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ a b Britton, p. 195., p. 195, at Google Books
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, pp. 518-519.
- ^ a b Ponsonby-Fane, p. 519.
- ^ a b c Ponsonby-Fane, p. 520.
- ^ a b Britton, p. 203., p. 203, at Google Books
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 522.
- ^ WorldCat Identities: Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon 1878-1937 ; retrieved 29 October 2012.
References
- Britton, Dorothy. (1997). "Richard Ponsonby-Fane, A Modern William Adams," pp. 190-204 in Britain and Japan: Biographical Portraits (ISBN 978-1-873410-62-2
- Fiévé, Nicolas. (2000). Japanese Capitals in Historical Perspective: Place, Power and Memory in Kyoto, Edo and Tokyo. ISBN 9780700714094; OCLC 45325157
- Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1962). "A Biographical sketch of Dr. R. Ponsonby-Fane," Studies in Shinto and Shrines. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 399449