Weems, ML - Weems

Japanese: ウィームズ,M.L. - うぃーむず
Weems, ML - Weems

...As one of the founding fathers of the United States, he is generally respected by the Japanese people. Washington was especially deified in the United States, and the story of the cherry tree (not true) in Mason Locke Weems' (commonly known as Parson Weems) biography (around 1800) spread to Japan, establishing the image of Washington as an honest man. However, once Japan began to look to Europe rather than America for a model of "modernization," Washington was no longer viewed as a hero to the masses or an object of study, but merely as a founding father of the United States and a historical figure. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Weems, ML" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…そうしたアメリカ建国の父として,一般的に日本国民の尊敬の対象となる。ことにアメリカ国内でワシントンが神格化され,ウィームズMason Locke Weems(通称パーソン・ウィームズ)の伝記(1800ころ)による桜の木のエピソード(真実ではない)が日本にも広まり,誠実の士ワシントンというイメージが定着する。ただし,日本〈近代化〉のモデルが,アメリカよりヨーロッパに求められるや,ワシントンも,大衆の英雄でも研究の対象でもなく,単にアメリカ建国の父,一人の歴史上の人物として位置づけられるにとどまったといえよう。…

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