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Gotō Shinpei

1857 - 1929

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Count Gotō Shinpei (後藤 新平; 24 July 1857 – 13 April 1929) was a Japanese politician, physician and cabinet minister of the Taishō and early Shōwa period Empire of Japan. He served as the head of civilian affairs of Japanese Taiwan, the first director of the South Manchuria Railway, the seventh mayor of Tokyo City, the first Chief Scout of Japan, the first Director-General of NHK, the third principal of Takushoku University, and in a number of cabinet posts. Gotō was one of the most important politicians and administrators in Japanese national government during a time of modernization and reform in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He was also a significant advocate for Japanese colonialism, and defended Japan's violent incursions in China and Korea. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gotō Shinpei is the 9,966th most popular politician (down from 8,463rd in 2019), the 832nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 680th in 2019) and the 273rd most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gotō Shinpei ranks 9,966 out of 19,576. Before him are Archduke Louis of Austria, Titus Aebutius Elva, Prince Adalbert of Bavaria, Waleran IV, Duke of Limburg, Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, and Waiofar. After him are Nitta Yoshisada, Ignacio Zaragoza, Shu-Sin, Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Muhammad Mustafa Mero, and Francesc Cambó.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1857, Gotō Shinpei ranks 71. Before him are Henry Fairfield Osborn, Simon Hollósy, Léon Charles Thévenin, Auguste Serrurier, Wilhelm Kienzl, and Oskar von Hutier. After him are George Hendrik Breitner, Julius Popper, Émile Cohl, Abdurreshid Ibrahim, Charles Frédéric Petit, and Uroš Predić. Among people deceased in 1929, Gotō Shinpei ranks 64. Before him are Adolf Meyer, Hans Delbrück, Basil III of Constantinople, Elfrida Andrée, Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, and Rattanbai Jinnah. After him are Carlo Airoldi, Clemens von Pirquet, Mahidol Adulyadej, António José de Almeida, Léon Delacroix, and Millicent Fawcett.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Gotō Shinpei ranks 832 out of 6,245. Before him are Goro Shimura (1930), Akira Nishino (1955), Ryōkan (1758), Takako Shimazu (1939), Mayumi Tanaka (1955), and Prince Hisaaki (1276). After him are Yutaka Taniyama (1927), Ōtomo no Yakamochi (718), Keisai Eisen (1790), Ryoji Yamanaka (1983), Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (1933), and Naoto Tajima (1912).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Gotō Shinpei ranks 273. Before him are Atsuko Ikeda (1931), Donald Tsang (1944), Prince Koreyasu (1264), Ashikaga Yoshihide (1538), Takako Shimazu (1939), and Prince Hisaaki (1276). After him are Keisai Eisen (1790), Ashikaga Yoshimochi (1386), Tokugawa Mitsukuni (1628), Katō Takaaki (1860), Inoue Kaoru (1836), and Kisshomaru Ueshiba (1921).

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