WRITER

Mori Ōgai

1862 - 1922

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Lieutenant-General Mori Rintarō (森 林太郎; February 17, 1862 – July 8, 1922), known by his pen name Mori Ōgai (森 鷗外; Japanese pronunciation: [mo.ɾʲi (|) oꜜː.ɡai, -ŋai]), was a Japanese Army Surgeon general officer, translator, novelist, poet and father of famed author Mari Mori. He obtained his medical license at a very young age and introduced translated German language literary works to the Japanese public. Mori Ōgai also was considered the first to successfully express the art of western poetry in Japanese. He wrote many works and created many writing styles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mori Ōgai is the 1,102nd most popular writer (down from 1,002nd in 2019), the 254th most popular biography from Japan (down from 197th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Japanese Writer.

Mori ōgai is most famous for its use in the Japanese tea ceremony. Mori ōgai is a type of tea bowl with a long, narrow neck and a flat base. The tea bowl is used to drink matcha, which is a type of powdered green tea.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mori Ōgai ranks 1,102 out of 7,302Before him are Marguerite Porete, B. Traven, Ivan Cankar, Tess Gerritsen, David Grossman, and Tony Buzan. After him are Oliver Sacks, Juan Rulfo, Roberto Bolaño, Publilius Syrus, Roger Zelazny, and Alexander Kielland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1862, Mori Ōgai ranks 30Before him are J. Bruce Ismay, Siegbert Tarrasch, Prince Henry of Prussia, Daniel Swarovski, Aurel Stein, and Edith Wharton. After him are Gustav Ritter von Kahr, Ugyen Wangchuck, Loie Fuller, Maurice Barrès, Georges Feydeau, and Henry McMahon. Among people deceased in 1922, Mori Ōgai ranks 31Before him are Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia, Nellie Bly, Gabriel Narutowicz, Camille Jordan, Arthur Nikisch, and Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe. After him are Henri Désiré Landru, Velimir Khlebnikov, Yamagata Aritomo, Hermann Alexander Diels, Alessandro Moreschi, and Rafael Moreno Aranzadi.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Mori Ōgai ranks 254 out of 6,245Before him are Inejiro Asanuma (1898), Emperor Ankō (401), Emperor Go-Kashiwabara (1464), Yasukazu Tanaka (1933), Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni (1887), and Ryōji Noyori (1938). After him are Kitasato Shibasaburō (1853), Arata Isozaki (1931), Kiyonosuke Marutani (null), Masahiro Hamazaki (1940), Empress Jingū (169), and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358).

Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Mori Ōgai ranks 20Before him are Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (1886), Zeami Motokiyo (1363), Masaru Emoto (1943), Kobayashi Issa (1763), Shoko Asahara (1955), and Yosa Buson (1716). After him are D. T. Suzuki (1870), Sugawara no Michizane (845), Eiji Yoshikawa (1892), Ono no Komachi (825), Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653), and Ihara Saikaku (1642).