Masayuki Okada

Japanese: 岡田正之 - おかだまさゆき

1864-1927 A Chinese literature scholar from the Meiji to Taisho period.
Born on September 5, 1828. After working as a historiographer at the Imperial University, a professor at the Army Cadet School, and a professor at Gakushuin, he became a professor at Tokyo Imperial University in 1924. His "History of Japanese Sinology Literature," published posthumously in 1929, was the result of the earliest research into the history of Sinology literature in Japan. He passed away on July 28, 1927, at the age of 64. He was from Etchu (Toyama Prefecture). He graduated from Imperial University. His nickname was Kinkaku, and his pen name was Kensai. His other works include "Sinology Literature in the Omi-Nara Period."

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Japanese:

1864－1927　明治-大正時代の漢文学者。
元治(げんじ)元年9月5日生まれ。帝国大学史料編纂(へんさん)員,陸軍幼年学校教授,学習院教授などをへて,大正13年東京帝大教授となる。没後の昭和4年刊行された「日本漢文学史」は,わが国最初期の漢文学史研究の成果。昭和2年7月28日死去。64歳。越中(富山県)出身。帝国大学卒。字(あざな)は君格。号は剣西。著作はほかに「近江奈良朝の漢文学」など。

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