Kiyonori Konakamura

Japanese: 小中村清矩 - こなかむら・きよのり

Year of death: October 11, 1895
Year of birth: 1822.1.22 (Bunsei 4.12.30)
A scholar of Japanese classics in the late Edo and Meiji periods. Commonly known by names such as Kinshiro and Kin'emon. His pen name was Yoshunro. He was the son of Harada Jirohachi and Miyo. Born in Edo. His parents died at a young age, and he was raised by his mother's younger sister, Konakamura, and inherited the family business. His adopted family was a merchant family, but he handed the business over to his second son early on and devoted himself to the study of national history and the ritsuryo code. He studied the ritsuryo code under Murata Haruno and Ino Inosuke, and in 1855 (Ansei 2) he became a student of Motoori Uchito. He held various positions, including lecturer at the Japanese Studies Kodansho, and after the Meiji Restoration he served in the Dajokan (Great Council of State). From 1879 (Meiji 12) he was involved in the compilation of the Koji Ruien (later becoming chairman of the compilation committee), and in 1882 he became a professor at the University of Tokyo, where he worked hard to establish a classical studies course. His book A Brief History of Kabuki and Music was a pioneering achievement in this field. Other works include "Miscellaneous Thoughts on Yoshunro," "History of the Government System," and "Lectures on the Interpretation of Imperial Laws." <References> Nakamura Shuka, "A Short Biography of Professor Konakamura Seiken" (Konakamura Seiken, "A Guide to the History of National Studies")

(Yoshio Shiraishi)

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

Japanese:

没年：明治28.10.11(1895)
生年：文政4.12.30(1822.1.22)
幕末明治の国学者。通称は金四郎,金右衛門など。号は陽春廬。原田次郎八と美代の子。江戸に生まれる。幼少にして父母に死別,母の妹小中村氏に養われてその家を継いだ。養家は商家であったが,早く家を次子に譲り,国史,律令の研究に没頭。村田春野,伊能潁則に律令を学び,安政2(1855)年本居内遠に入門。和学講談所講師などを歴任,維新後は太政官に出仕した。明治12(1879)年以後『古事類苑』の編纂に従事し(のち編纂委員長),15年東京大学教授となり,古典講習科の設置に尽力。その著『歌舞音楽略史』はこの方面の先駆的な業績。ほかに『陽春廬雑考』『官制沿革史』『令義解講義』などの著述がある。<参考文献>中村秋香「小中村清矩先生小伝」(小中村清矩『国学史の栞』)

(白石良夫)

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