WRITER
Katsu Kaishū
1823 - 1899

Katsu Kaishū
Count Katsu Yasuyoshi (勝 安芳; March 12, 1823—January 21, 1899), born Katsu Yoshikuni (勝 義邦), best known by his nickname Katsu Kaishū (勝 海舟; Japanese pronunciation: [kaꜜ.tsɯ | kaꜜi.ɕɯː]), was a Japanese statesman, naval engineer and military commander during the late Tokugawa shogunate and early Meiji period. Kaishū was a nickname which he took from a piece of calligraphy (Kaishū Shooku 海舟書屋) by Sakuma Shōzan. He went through a series of given names throughout his life; his childhood name was Rintarō (麟太郎). He was often called Awa (安房) from his ceremonial title Awa-no-kami (安房守) during the late Tokugawa shogunate and later changed his name to Yasuyoshi after the Meiji Restoration. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Katsu Kaishū is the 1,780th most popular writer (up from 2,166th in 2019), the 591st most popular biography from Japan (up from 656th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Japanese Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Katsu Kaishū ranks 1,780 out of 7,302. Before him are Fulcanelli, Lady Randolph Churchill, Otfried Preußler, Egon Kisch, Robert M. Parker Jr., and Jeffery Deaver. After him are Handrij Zejler, Hjalmar Söderberg, Upton Sinclair, Viktor Barna, William Carlos Williams, and Izabela Czartoryska.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFulcanelli
1900 - 2000
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 1,774
Lady Randolph Churchill
1854 - 1921
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 1,775
Otfried Preußler
1923 - 2013
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 1,776
Egon Kisch
1885 - 1948
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 1,777
Robert M. Parker Jr.
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 1,778
Jeffery Deaver
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 1,779
Katsu Kaishū
1823 - 1899
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 1,780
Handrij Zejler
1804 - 1872
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 1,781
Hjalmar Söderberg
1869 - 1941
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 1,782
Upton Sinclair
1878 - 1968
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 1,783
Viktor Barna
1911 - 1972
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 1,784
William Carlos Williams
1883 - 1963
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 1,785
Izabela Czartoryska
1746 - 1835
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 1,786
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1823, Katsu Kaishū ranks 27. Before him are Charles III, Duke of Parma, Jean Chacornac, Mihailo Obrenović, Théodore de Banville, Sophie Gengembre Anderson, and Ante Starčević. After him are Joseph Monier, Gotthold Eisenstein, Pyotr Lavrov, Konstantin Ushinsky, Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach, and Sophie Adlersparre. Among people deceased in 1899, Katsu Kaishū ranks 23. Before him are Nubar Pasha, Princess Maria Immacolata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, Charles Friedel, Geert Adriaans Boomgaard, and Othniel Charles Marsh. After him are Guido Gezelle, Edward Frankland, Lars Fredrik Nilson, Garret Hobart, Heinrich Kiepert, and Teodolfo Mertel.
Others Born in 1823
Go to all RankingsCharles III, Duke of Parma
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1854
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 21
Jean Chacornac
ASTRONOMER
1823 - 1873
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 22
Mihailo Obrenović
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1868
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 23
Théodore de Banville
WRITER
1823 - 1891
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 24
Sophie Gengembre Anderson
PAINTER
1823 - 1903
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 25
Ante Starčević
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1896
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 26
Katsu Kaishū
WRITER
1823 - 1899
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 27
Joseph Monier
INVENTOR
1823 - 1906
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 28
Gotthold Eisenstein
MATHEMATICIAN
1823 - 1852
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 29
Pyotr Lavrov
PHILOSOPHER
1823 - 1900
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 30
Konstantin Ushinsky
WRITER
1823 - 1870
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 31
Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach
BIOLOGIST
1823 - 1889
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 32
Sophie Adlersparre
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1823 - 1895
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 33
Others Deceased in 1899
Go to all RankingsNubar Pasha
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1899
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 17
Princess Maria Immacolata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
NOBLEMAN
1844 - 1899
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 18
Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione
CELEBRITY
1837 - 1899
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 19
Charles Friedel
CHEMIST
1822 - 1899
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 20
Geert Adriaans Boomgaard
POLITICIAN
1788 - 1899
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 21
Othniel Charles Marsh
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1831 - 1899
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 22
Katsu Kaishū
WRITER
1823 - 1899
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 23
Guido Gezelle
WRITER
1830 - 1899
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 24
Edward Frankland
CHEMIST
1825 - 1899
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 25
Lars Fredrik Nilson
CHEMIST
1840 - 1899
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 26
Garret Hobart
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1899
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 27
Heinrich Kiepert
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1899
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 28
Teodolfo Mertel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1806 - 1899
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 29
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Katsu Kaishū ranks 591 out of 6,245. Before him are Junji Ito (1963), Satoshi Kon (1963), Miho Kaneda (1950), Saichō (767), Yasuji Okamura (1884), and Shinran (1173). After him are Satoru Iwata (1959), Tokugawa Ieyoshi (1793), Otozō Yamada (1881), Emperor Junnin (733), George W. Casey Jr. (1948), and Dom Justo Takayama (1552).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsJunji Ito
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 585
Satoshi Kon
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - 2010
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 586
Miho Kaneda
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 587
Saichō
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
767 - 822
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 588
Yasuji Okamura
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1966
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 589
Shinran
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1173 - 1263
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 590
Katsu Kaishū
WRITER
1823 - 1899
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 591
Satoru Iwata
GAME DESIGNER
1959 - 2015
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 592
Tokugawa Ieyoshi
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1853
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 593
Otozō Yamada
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1965
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 594
Emperor Junnin
POLITICIAN
733 - 765
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 595
George W. Casey Jr.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 596
Dom Justo Takayama
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1552 - 1615
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 597
Among WRITERS In Japan
Among writers born in Japan, Katsu Kaishū ranks 35. Before him are Ueda Akinari (1734), Akiyuki Nosaka (1930), Ryū Murakami (1952), Yosano Akiko (1878), Shūsaku Endō (1923), and Junji Ito (1963). After him are Minamoto no Sanetomo (1192), Masaoka Shiki (1867), Chūya Nakahara (1907), Eiji Tsuburaya (1901), Hirokazu Kanazawa (1931), and Yoshida Kenkō (1283).
Ueda Akinari
1734 - 1809
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 29
Akiyuki Nosaka
1930 - 2015
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 30
Ryū Murakami
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 31
Yosano Akiko
1878 - 1942
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 32
Shūsaku Endō
1923 - 1996
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 33
Junji Ito
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 34
Katsu Kaishū
1823 - 1899
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 35
Minamoto no Sanetomo
1192 - 1219
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 36
Masaoka Shiki
1867 - 1902
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 37
Chūya Nakahara
1907 - 1937
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 38
Eiji Tsuburaya
1901 - 1970
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 39
Hirokazu Kanazawa
1931 - 2019
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 40
Yoshida Kenkō
1283 - 1350
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 41