Sentaro Utsunomiya

Japanese: 宇都宮仙太郎 - うつのみやせんたろう

1866-1940 A dairy farmer from the Meiji period to the early Showa period.
Born on April 14, 1866. At the recommendation of his older brother, Yukichi Fukuzawa, he became a cowboy at the Makomanai Farm in Sapporo. He studied in America, and in 1897, he started selling milk and making butter in Sapporo. In 1925, he founded the Hokkaido Dairy Sales Association (now Snow Brand Milk Products). He passed away on March 1, 1940. He was 75 years old. He was born in Nakatsu, Buzen (Oita Prefecture). His maiden name was Takehara.

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:

1866－1940　明治-昭和時代前期の酪農家。
慶応2年4月14日生まれ。郷里の先輩福沢諭吉の勧めで札幌真駒内(まこまない)牧場の牧童となる。アメリカでまなび,明治30年札幌で牛乳販売とバターの製造をはじめる。大正14年北海道製酪販売組合(現雪印乳業)を創設。昭和15年3月1日死去。75歳。豊前(ぶぜん)中津(大分県)出身。旧姓は武原。

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