Hōjō Tokiyuki | |
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 Hōjō Tokiyuki from Tohoku University Library | |
| Born | (1858-03-23)March 23, 1858 |
| Died | April 27, 1929(1929-04-27) (aged 71) |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, Educator |
Hōjō Tokiyuki (北条 時敬; March 23, 1858 – April 27, 1929) was an educator, mathematician and politician inMeiji periodJapan. He was the twelfth head ofGakushūin Peers’ School, and an earlyJapanese Scouting notable.
Hōjō was born as the second son of a samurai retainer of theMaeda clan ofKanazawa Domain, (nowKanazawa City,Ishikawa Prefecture. His family claimed descent from the famousHōjō family ofKamakura. His name as a child was Kumejirō (粂次郎).
In 1885, Hōjō graduated from the Mathematics Department, Science Faculty ofTokyo Imperial University. He was hired as a teacher at Ishikawa Prefectural Technical School in his home town of Kanazawa, but returned to Tokyo in 1888 to attend the graduate school of Tokyo Imperial University. In 1894, he became deputy principal of Yamaguchi High School inYamaguchi Prefecture, becoming principal of the same school in 1896. However, in 1898, he was transferred to assume the job of principal of Ishikawa Prefecture Technical School, which had by that time been renamed the Fourth High School. He then transferred in 1902 to become first principal of Hiroshima Normal High School (nowHiroshima University).
In 1908, Hōjō attended an international conference on morality inLondon,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 theBritish Scouting organization, and its applicability towards furthering the Japanese government's program of instilling moral education in schools. He returned toJapan 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 ofTohoku Imperial University. He became head of theGakushūin Peers's School in 1917.
In 1920, Hōjō became an advisor to theImperial Court, and was appointed a member of theHouse of Peers of theDiet of Japan.
On April 27, 1929, he died ofliver cancer, aged 71.
Much of this article was translated from theequivalent article in the Japanese Wikipedia, as referenced on December 23, 2008.
| Preceded by | Head of theGakushuin 1901–1906 | Succeeded by |
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