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Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu

1902 - 1953

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Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu (秩父宮雍仁親王, Chichibu-no-miya Yasuhito Shinnō; 25 June 1902 – 4 January 1953) was the second son of Emperor Taishō (Yoshihito) and Empress Teimei (Sadako), a younger brother of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) and a general in the Imperial Japanese Army. As a member of the Imperial House of Japan, he was the patron of several sporting, medical, and international exchange organizations. Before and after World War II, the English-speaking prince and his wife attempted to foster good relations between Japan and the United Kingdom and enjoyed a good rapport with the British royal family. As with other Japanese imperial princes of his generation, he was an active-duty career officer in the Imperial Japanese Army. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu is the 9,451st most popular politician (down from 6,475th in 2019), the 784th most popular biography from Japan (down from 489th in 2019) and the 260th most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu ranks 9,451 out of 19,576Before him are Jean Rapp, Jambyl Jabayev, Janibek Khan, Ilie Verdeț, Robert Heinrich Wagner, and Charles, Duke of Guise. After him are Galindo Aznárez II, Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau, Giselbert of Luxembourg, Johannes Vares, Anne Lister, and Gaston Eyskens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu ranks 127Before him are Vladimír Clementis, Karl Menger, Moderato Wisintainer, Jan Tschichold, Alexander Mach, and Thelma Ritter. After him are Ernst von Salomon, Toyen, Emanuel Feuermann, Ilmari Salminen, Alphonse Matejka, and Fritz Machlup. Among people deceased in 1953, Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu ranks 69Before him are Nikolaos Plastiras, Ernst Reuter, René Fonck, Chōjun Miyagi, Karl Staaf, and Boris Kidrič. After him are Iuliu Maniu, Hjalmar Hammarskjöld, Holger Pedersen, James Finlayson, Nikolay Zelinsky, and Vsevolod Merkulov.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu ranks 784 out of 6,245Before him are Akira Matsunaga (1948), Hayashi Razan (1583), Atsushi Nakajima (1909), Shinichi Suzuki (1898), Monkey Punch (1937), and Mitsunori Fujiguchi (1949). After him are Matome Ugaki (1890), Hiranuma Kiichirō (1867), Ashikaga Yoshinori (1394), Eiji Toyoda (1913), Yamamoto Gonnohyōe (1852), and Yoshiyuki Tomino (1941).

Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu ranks 260Before him are Kujō Yoritsune (1218), Jiro Taniguchi (1947), Ashikaga Yoshihisa (1465), Prince Kan'in Kotohito (1865), Shigenori Tōgō (1882), and Yamada Nagamasa (1590). After him are Hiranuma Kiichirō (1867), Ashikaga Yoshinori (1394), Yamamoto Gonnohyōe (1852), Iwakura Tomomi (1825), Prince Munetaka (1242), and Ōmura Sumitada (1533).