The Jesuit Mission Press in Japan

…In 1806, Sato retired from diplomatic life after his last term as Japanese envoy to China. After returning to Japan, he lived in Ottery St. Mary, a small village in Devonshire, and died in 1829 at the age of 86. Sato, a scholar and diplomat, wrote many books, including The Jesuit Mission Press in Japan, 1591-1610 (1888) on Japanese studies and Sato's Guide to Diplomatic Practice (1979), first published in 1917 and now in its fifth revised edition, on diplomatic history. His son, Takeda Hisayoshi (1883-1972), was a botanist who founded the Japanese Alpine Club with Kojima Usui and others, and is known for his efforts in protecting Lake Oze. …

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…06年，駐清公使を最後に外交官生活から隠退し，帰国後はデボンシャーの小村オタリー･セント･メリーに住み，29年，86歳の高齢で世を去った。学者，外交官のサトーに著述は多いが，日本研究では《日本耶蘇会刊行書志The Jesuit Mission Press in Japan,1591‐1610》(1888)，外交史の研究では1917年に初版が刊行され，現在改訂第5版が出ている《外交実務案内Satow’s Guide to Diplomatic Practice》(1979)が代表的なものである。その子武田久吉(1883‐1972)は植物学者で，小島烏水らと日本山岳会を創設，尾瀬沼の保護につとめたことで知られる。…

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