Mitford, ABF (English spelling) MitfordABF

...However, it was not until HS Parkes took up his post as the second envoy to Japan in 1865 (Keio 1) that efforts began to be made to learn the Japanese language, come into contact with Japanese wise men and classics, and gain an accurate understanding of its culture and history. As was later described as the "Parkes School," many of his subordinates, including EM Sato, WG Aston, Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford (1837-1916), Francis Ottiwell Adams (1825-89), John Harrington Gubbins (1852-1929), and Joseph Henry Longford (1849-1925), were trained to be Japan experts in their own fields. Also in the vicinity of this "school" were military personnel Frederick Victor Dickins (1838-1915), Francis Brinkley (1841-1912), and linguist B. H. Chamberlain.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…しかし，日本語を習得し，日本の識者や古典に接しながら，文化や歴史を正確に知ろうとする努力が始まるのは，1865年(慶応1)にH.S.パークスが第2代公使として着任してからである。〈パークスの学校〉とのちに評されたように，E.M.サトーやW.G.アストンをはじめ，ミットフォードAlgernon Bertram Freeman‐Mitford(1837‐1916)，アダムズFrancis Ottiwell Adams(1825‐89)，ガビンズJohn Harrington Gubbins(1852‐1929)，ロングフォードJoseph Henry Longford(1849‐1925)など，多くの部下が，それぞれの分野で日本通に仕立てられる。また，この〈学校〉の周辺には，軍属のディキンズFrederick Victor Dickins(1838‐1915)やブリンクリーFrancis Brinkley(1841‐1912)，言語学者B.H.チェンバレンらもいた。…

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