Baron Kikuchi Dairoku (菊池 大麓, 17 March 1855 – 19 August 1917) was a Japanese mathematician, educator, and education administrator during the Meiji era.
Kikuchi was born in Edo (present-day Tokyo), as the second son of Mitsukuri Shūhei, a professor at Bansho Shirabesho, himself the adopted son of Mitsukuri Gempo, a Shogunate professor. The Mitsukuri family had distinguished themselves as scholars, and were at the centre of Japan's educational system in the Meiji era. His grandfather had been a student of Dutch studies ("rangaku").
Kikuchi Dairoku changed his surname from Mitsukuri to Kikuchi upon succeeding as the heir to his father's original family; the requisite legal procedures were completed in 1877.[1]
Kikuchi was made a baron under the kazoku peerage system in 1902 and was the eighth president of the Gakushūin Peers' School. In 1917 he became the first president of RIKEN, but died that same year.
Family and issueedit
Kikuchi's children became well-known scientists, and his grandson Minobe Ryōkichi became governor of Tokyo.
^Japanese Students at Cambridge University in the Meiji Era, 1868–1912, pg 66, Noboru Koyama
^"Kikuchi, Dairoku Yasuyuki (KKCY873DY)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.. Venn also lists him under the name 'Dairoku, Yasu-Yuki Kikuchi[permanent dead link]'. In one case his birth date is given as 17 May 1855; in the other as 17 March 1855.
^Baron Kikuchi (1910) New Japan: Its Intellectual and Moral Development
Cobbing, Andrew. The Japanese Discovery of Victorian Britain. RoutledgeCurzon, London, 1998. ISBN1-873410-81-6
Keane, Donald. Emperor Of Japan: Meiji And His World, 1852–1912. Columbia University Press (2005). ISBN0-231-12341-8
'Kikuchi Dairoku, 1855–1917: Educational Administrator and Pioneer of Modern Mathematical Education in Japan,' by Noboru Koyama, Chapter 7, Britain & Japan: Biographical Portraits Volume 5, Global Oriental 2005, ISBN1-901903-48-6
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, by Noboru Koyama, translated by Ian Ruxton [1], (Lulu Press, September 2004, ISBN1-4116-1256-6). Kikuchi is the central figure in this book.
Portrait of Kikuchi Dairoku on the National Diet Library database, Tokyo
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In this Japanese name the surname is Kikuchi Baron Kikuchi Dairoku 菊池 大麓 17 March 1855 19 August 1917 was a Japanese mathematician educator and education administrator during the Meiji era BaronKikuchi DairokuBorn 1855 03 17 17 March 1855Edo JapanDied19 August 1917 1917 08 19 aged 62 Tokyo JapanScientific careerFieldsMathematicsSignature Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life and family 1 2 Education 1 3 Career 2 Family and issue 3 See also 3 1 General 3 2 Japanese at Cambridge 3 3 British contemporaries at Cambridge 4 References and further reading 5 External linksBiography editEarly life and family edit Kikuchi was born in Edo present day Tokyo as the second son of Mitsukuri Shuhei a professor at Bansho Shirabesho himself the adopted son of Mitsukuri Gempo a Shogunate professor The Mitsukuri family had distinguished themselves as scholars and were at the centre of Japan s educational system in the Meiji era His grandfather had been a student of Dutch studies rangaku Kikuchi Dairoku changed his surname from Mitsukuri to Kikuchi upon succeeding as the heir to his father s original family the requisite legal procedures were completed in 1877 1 Education edit After attending the Bansho Shirabesho the Shogunal institute for western studies he was sent to Great Britain in 1866 at age 11 the youngest of a group of Japanese sent by the Tokugawa shogunate to the University College School on the advice of the then British foreign minister Edward Stanley 15th Earl of Derby Kikuchi returned to England in 1870 and was the first Japanese student to graduate from the University of Cambridge St John s College and the only one to graduate from the University of London in the 19th century 2 His specialisation was in physics and mathematics In 1884 he attended the International Meridian Conference in Washington D C and the master class of Kelvin in Baltimore Career edit After returning to Japan Kikuchi later became president of Tokyo Imperial University Minister of Education 1901 1903 and president of Kyoto Imperial University In 1909 he lectured in London on Japanese Education 3 and 1910 at New York on New Japan Its Intellectual and Moral Development 4 His textbook on elementary geometry was the most widely used geometry textbook in Japan until the end of World War II Kikuchi was made a baron under the kazoku peerage system in 1902 and was the eighth president of the Gakushuin Peers School In 1917 he became the first president of RIKEN but died that same year Family and issue editKikuchi s children became well known scientists and his grandson Minobe Ryōkichi became governor of Tokyo See also editGeneral edit Japanese students in Britain Tokyo Imperial University University of Cambridge Anglo Japanese relations Hayashi Tadasu another member of the group sent to Britain in 1866 by the Bakufu Imperial Rescript on EducationJapanese at Cambridge edit Other Japanese who studied at the University of Cambridge after Kikuchi Inagaki Manjirō Ōkura Kishichirō Suematsu Kenchō Tanaka GinnosukeBritish contemporaries at Cambridge edit British contemporaries of Kikuchi at the University of Cambridge Donald MacAlister Karl Pearson a close friend and contemporary of Kikuchi at University College School and the University of Cambridge Charles Algernon ParsonsReferences and further reading edit Japanese Students at Cambridge University in the Meiji Era 1868 1912 pg 66 Noboru Koyama Kikuchi Dairoku Yasuyuki KKCY873DY A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Venn also lists him under the name Dairoku Yasu Yuki Kikuchi permanent dead link In one case his birth date is given as 17 May 1855 in the other as 17 March 1855 Baron Kikuchi 1909 Japanese Education via Internet Archive Baron Kikuchi 1910 New Japan Its Intellectual and Moral Development Cobbing Andrew The Japanese Discovery of Victorian Britain RoutledgeCurzon London 1998 ISBN 1 873410 81 6 Keane Donald Emperor Of Japan Meiji And His World 1852 1912 Columbia University Press 2005 ISBN 0 231 12341 8 Kikuchi Dairoku 1855 1917 Educational Administrator and Pioneer of Modern Mathematical Education in Japan by Noboru Koyama Chapter 7 Britain amp Japan Biographical Portraits Volume 5 Global Oriental 2005 ISBN 1 901903 48 6External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kikuchi Dairoku nbsp Wikisource has original works by or about Kikuchi Dairoku nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Representation of Imperial University Japan Japanese Students at Cambridge University in the Meiji Era 1868 1912 Pioneers for the Modernization of Japan by Noboru Koyama translated by Ian Ruxton 1 Lulu Press September 2004 ISBN 1 4116 1256 6 Kikuchi is the central figure in this book Portrait of Kikuchi Dairoku on the National Diet Library database Tokyo RIKEN The Science Research Institute of Japan Works by Dairoku Kikuchi at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Kikuchi Dairoku at Internet ArchiveAcademic officesPreceded byRyohei Okada President of Kyoto University1908 1912 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