Kumemoto Fumi

Japanese: 久米幹文 - くめもとぶみ

Born: November 20, 1828, Mito
[Died] November 10, 1894. Tokyo scholar of Japanese classics. Commonly known as Kozaburo, his pen name was Kohi, Mizuya or Kuwaen. He was a disciple of Motoori Naito. He was well known to Tokugawa Nariaki, but after his death he was confined for violating the taboo of Tokugawa's name. In 1872 (Meiji 5), he was called to the Ministry of Education and served as the chief priest of various shrines. In 1874, he became the deputy chief priest of the Ise Shrine and also served as the deputy junior chief priest, working to spread Shinto thought. In 1882, he became a lecturer at the University of Tokyo, and then taught Japanese literature and history as a professor at the First Higher School. His books include "Dai-Yashima-shi" and "Mizuya-shu."

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Japanese:

[生]文政11(1828).11.20. 水戸
[没]1894.11.10. 東京
国学者。通称は幸三郎，字は公斐，水屋または桑園と号す。本居内遠の門下。徳川斉昭の知遇を受けたが，彼の没後忌諱に触れることがあって幽閉された。明治5 (1872) 年教務省に召され諸社の宮司を歴任，1874年，皇太神宮権禰宜となり，権少教正を兼ね，神道思想の普及に努めた。 82年東京大学講師，次いで第一高等学校教授として国文国史を講じた。著書に『大八洲史』『水屋集』などがある。

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