Takesato Iida

Japanese: 飯田武郷 - いいだ・たけさと

Year of death: August 26, 1900 (Meiji 33)
Year of birth: 1828.1.22 (1828.1.22)
A scholar of Japanese classics from the late Edo and Meiji periods. His father was Iida Kojuro Taketoshi, a samurai of the Takashima domain in Shinshu (Nagano Prefecture). He was born in the domain's Edo residence. He initially studied Confucianism under Hattori Shibayama, but was later inspired by the writings of Motoori Norinaga and became a disciple of Hirata Atsutane after his death. During the Bunkyu era (1861-1864), he joined the movement to proclaim his respect for the Emperor, traveling from east to west with Ochiai Naoaki and others, but after the Meiji Restoration he was involved in the establishment of the Imperial Academy. In 1878 he became an official advisor to the Dajokan Shushikan (the History Museum) and later became a professor at the University of Tokyo, spending the latter half of his life in the academic world of the Meiji government. He began writing his life's work, the 70-volume Interpretation of the Nihon Shoki, at the age of 26, and spent his entire life completing it in 1899. The Interpretation speaks volumes about the meticulousness of his interpretations and proofreading. On the other hand, he was also said to be a heavy drinker, and his manners can be seen in the Gakukai Nichiroku and other books. <Works> "Nihon Shoki Tsuyaku" (Explanation of the Chronicles of Japan), 70 volumes <References> "Iida Takego-o-den" by Sakamoto Kiyama

(Robert Campbell)

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

Japanese:

没年：明治33.8.26(1900)
生年：文政10.12.6(1828.1.22)
幕末明治時代の国学者。父は信州(長野県)高島藩士飯田小十郎武敏。同藩の江戸藩邸で生まれる。はじめ服部芝山に儒学を学んだが,のち本居宣長の著に触発され,平田篤胤の没後の門人となった。文久年間(1861～64),尊王運動に加わり,落合直亮らと共に東西に奔走したが,維新後は皇学所創設に携わった。明治11(1878)年に太政官修史館御用掛,のち東京大学教授など,その後半生は明治官学界に身をおいた。畢生の著『日本書紀通釈』70巻は26歳で起筆,一生を費やして明治32年に大成。訓詁校勘の緻密さは『通釈』が余すところなく語る。一方,大酒家ともいわれ,その風交の様は『学海日録』などにみて取れる。<著作>『日本書紀通釈』全70巻<参考文献>坂本箕山『飯田武郷翁伝』

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