Tokijiro Kato

Japanese: 加藤時次郎 - かとう・ときじろう

Year of death: May 30, 1930
Year of birth: January 1, 1858 (February 14, 1858)
A doctor and social activist of the Meiji and Taisho eras. He was the second son of Yoshimatsu Motokan and Kikuno, doctors from Buzen Province (Fukuoka and Oita prefectures). He later took the surname Kaji. He studied at Kiyo Medical School, the Foreign Language School, and other institutions. In 1883, he was adopted by Kato Sada. He learned about socialism while studying in Germany from 1898 to 1900. After returning to Japan, he established Kato Hospital. He was interested in social issues and formed friendships with Yano Ryukei and Kotoku Shusui. In 1903, he assisted in the launch of the weekly Heimin Shimbun. He also organized his own Chokodan (direct support group), and in 1904, launched the journal Chokogen. In 1909, he opened a fee-paying clinic within Kato Hospital. In 1914, he launched Seikatsu no Chikara (Power of Life) (later known as Heimin). In 1915, he reorganized Kato Hospital to open Heimin Hospital, where he practiced social work. In 1906, he reverted to his surname Kaji. <Works> "Kato Tokijiro Selected Works" edited by Narita Ryuichi <References> "Kato Tokijiro" by Narita Ryuichi

(Mitsuo Igawa)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

没年：昭和5.5.30(1930)
生年：安政5.1.1(1858.2.14)
明治大正時代の医師,社会運動家。豊前国(福岡・大分県)の医師吉松元簡,きくの次男。のち加治姓となる。崎陽医学校,外国語学校などで学ぶ。明治16(1883)年加藤さだの養子となる。21年から23年までのドイツ留学中に社会主義を知る。帰国後,加藤病院を設立。社会問題に関心を持ち,矢野竜渓,幸徳秋水らと親交を結んだ。36年週刊『平民新聞』の創刊を援助。自らも直行団を組織し,37年に機関紙『直言』を発刊した。44年,加藤病院内に実費診療所を開設。大正3(1914)年,『生活の力』(のち『平民』)を創刊。4年,加藤病院を改組して平民病院を開設し社会事業を実践した。9年に加治に復姓。<著作>成田竜一編『加藤時次郎選集』<参考文献>成田竜一『加藤時次郎』

(井川充雄)

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