Kume Michikata

Japanese: 久米通賢 - くめみちかた

1780-1841 An engineer in the late Edo period.
Born in 1776. Son of a rudder craftsman from Sanuki (Kagawa Prefecture). Studied astronomy and surveying under Hazama Shigetomi. In 1816, he created a surveyed map of Sanuki and was appointed as a samurai of the Takamatsu domain. He became interested in coastal defense, manufactured and improved firearms, and designed new warships. In 1829, he became a provisional magistrate for public works, and developed the Sakaide salt fields covering approximately 115 hectares. He also invented a water pump for agricultural use. He died on May 7, 1839. He was 62 years old. He was commonly known as Eizaemon. His work includes "Memory of Building Battleships."

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

Japanese:

1780－1841　江戸時代後期の技術者。
安永9年生まれ。讃岐(さぬき)(香川県)の船舵職人の子。間(はざま)重富に天文・測量をまなぶ。文化3年讃岐の実測地図をつくり,高松藩士にとりたてられる。海防に関心をもち,銃器を製作・改良し,新式軍艦を設計。文政12年普請奉行仮役となり,約115haの坂出(さかいで)塩田を開発。農業用揚水機も考案した。天保(てんぽう)12年5月7日死去。62歳。通称は栄左衛門。著作に「戦船作積之覚(いくさぶねつくりつもりのおぼえ)」。

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