Katsura Takashige

Japanese: 桂誉重 - かつらたかしげ

1817-1871 A scholar of Japanese classics from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji period.
Born on September 2, 1811. Adopted son of Katsura Takamasa. Seventh generation of the Katsura family, a large village headman in Niitsu, Echigo (Niigata Prefecture). He studied under Suzuki Shigetane, and together with wealthy farmer Otaki Mitsuakira of Dewa Shonai, he assisted his teacher in publishing "Nihon Shoki-den." He also studied the theories of Sato Nobuhiro, and tried to apply them to agriculture and civil administration. He died on September 15, 1871, at the age of 55. He was commonly known as Shingo, and his pen name was Hoseikyo. His works include "Saisei Yoraku" and "Yokei Sotsutsubun."

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

Japanese:

1817－1871　幕末-明治時代の国学者。
文化14年9月2日生まれ。桂誉正(たかまさ)の養子。越後(えちご)(新潟県)新津の大庄屋の桂家7代。鈴木重胤(しげたね)に入門し,出羽(でわ)庄内の豪農大滝光憲(みつあきら)とともに師の「日本書紀伝」の出版を援助した。また佐藤信淵(のぶひろ)の学説にまなび,農業,民政にいかそうとした。明治4年9月15日死去。55歳。通称は慎吾。号は方正居。著作に「済世要略」「世継草摘分」。

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